Governor plans to trim jobs to cut Sh2.7 billion wage bill

Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi when he appeared before the Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has hinted at reducing the county workforce to cut the high wage bill that currently stands at Sh2.7 billion.

Mr Muriithi said salaries represent more than 55 per cent of the budget. Which is higher than the development allocation which stands at Sh1.2 billion in this financial year’s budget.