Employees of the Nairobi County Government will be entitled to Ksh500 million in mortgages and car loans starting on July 1.
The county assembly approved the Nairobi County Annual Development Plan for the 2021/2022 financial year last week.
The Annual Development plan proposes allocations that will see an increment in the Public Service Management docket budget to Ksh2.7 billion from Ksh708 million.
Due to the increment, the county’s 12,496 staff will be allocated Ksh250 million for mortgages and Ksh250 million for car loans from the next financial year.
Speaking on March 9, the Public Service Management County Executive, Vesca Kangogo, said that her department had been pushing for the funds.
“All the members of staff are eligible for the car loan and mortgage irrespective of their cadres. Given that the funds have already been approved, the scheme will be effected by July this year.
“We have been trying to introduce this in previous years, but the county has not been allocating money for it,” Kangogo said.
The County government has also set aside Ksh100 million for a voluntary early retirement scheme. This will be eligible for county staff aged above fifty years and will be done with the aim of getting rid of the aged workforce. It will also be done with the aim of reducing the City Hall’s wage bill.
The medical insurance for staff members has also been increased by Ksh450 million. Initially, Ksh650 million had been allocated, but after the approval of the Annual Development plan, Ksh1.1 billion will be allocated for medical insurance.
Industrial training levy has been increased to Ksh38 million from Ksh8 million. Capacity building budget for staff has been increased to Ksh30 million from Ksh20 million. However, the budget for customer care has been reduced from Ksh30 million to Ksh15 million, a reduction of Ksh15 million.
Kangongo explained that the increases on medical insurance were due the fact that the county was recruiting more employees.
“We have just recruited 1,200 constables who must also be factored in the insurance scheme,” Kangongo said.
