Concern over high number of Bunge staff

THE Parliamentary Service Commission is on the spot over the unusually high number of employees at Parliament — 1,000 staff costing Sh800 million in monthly wages, according to senior officers. These senior officers are quietly grumbling, accusing the PSC of splurging on an unnecessarily high number of staff, compared with those in the old, smaller Parliament, and having scant regard for actual requirements. What is most worrisome is that these staff are hired mainly in non-core departments such as human resources, security and office attendants, they say, while key areas are understaffed. “...