New card system to reduce public funds wastage in allowances and fuel payments

Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs CS Margaret Kobia.

From July, the government will introduce a raft of austerity measures to reduce spending by the public service as it seeks to cut down on costs and enhance optimum production.

The new measures range from mandatory pension deductions, electronic devices and systems to limit spending by State employees during trips, performance-based system and changed promotional criteria.