Government Reassigns 113 Civil Servants As Parastatal Mergers Begin[LIST]

The government has officially began relocating civil servants just two days after the Cabinet approved the dissolution of nine state corporations, the merger of 42 others, and the restructuring of six government bodies.

Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Wednesday, transferred 113 government employees from the now-defunct Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) to two other agencies.

The comes after the Cabinet’s approval of a merger between the Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) and the Kenya Forest Service (KFS).

According to Duale, all 113 employees of the water agency have been absorbed into the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, while others have been reassigned to the forest service.

Of the 113, 68 have been sent to the ministry, while 45 have been moved to KFS. The move comes as estimates indicate up to 5,000 civil servants are set to be moved in the government’s plans to streamline parastatals.

“None of our 113 staff are jobless,” stated Duale. His reassurance came after State House spokesperson Hussein Mohammed calmed the waters, assuring the public that no civil servant would be sent home

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