The Cabinet has directed all Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and State Corporations to immediately migrate to a newly revamped Integrated Human Resource and Payroll System as part of sweeping reforms aimed at cleaning up government wage management.

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The directive came on Tuesday, June 30, after a cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi.

According to the cabinet, the migration is intended to centralise payroll processing across the public service, improve efficiency, and eliminate irregularities that have previously been flagged in government wage systems.

"The meeting also ordered the immediate implementation of a comprehensive payroll reform programme, including a Government wide audit of all remaining State Departments and public institutions, mandatory migration of all Ministries, Departments, Agencies and State Corporations onto the newly revamped Integrated Human Resource and Payroll System, enhanced cybersecurity, payroll data cleansing and validation, establishment of a disaster recovery site, and integration of payroll with other public financial management systems," read a notice from a cabinet dispatch shared after the meeting.

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The new system will enhance transparency in salary administration , strengthen oversight of public funds, and reduce vulnerabilities that have contributed to payroll fraud and unauthorised payments.

The meeting also ordered the immediate implementation of payroll reform programmes across the ministries amid concerns over weaknesses in payroll management systems.

The reforms, the cabinet said, will include a government-wide audit of all remaining State Departments and public institutions as part of efforts to eliminate payroll irregularities and strengthen accountability in public wage expenditure.

Other reforms include enhanced cybersecurity measures, payroll data cleansing and validation, and the establishment of a disaster recovery site to safeguard payroll information and ensure continuity of operations.

In addition, the government plans to integrate the payroll system with other public financial management platforms to improve coordination and accountability in public expenditure.

The move follows findings from a recent payroll audit that identified weaknesses in payroll governance across several State Departments, including irregular record alterations and gaps in internal controls.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke