Early Childhood Development Education teachers in Elgeyo Marakwet County have been directed to enroll in a newly launched digital payroll system.
The move is aimed at enhancing efficiency and curbing corruption in salary payments.
County Education Chief Officer Sorei Ruto said manual payroll system had for years enabled graft and inefficiencies, stressing the need for urgent change.
He praised the collaboration between the Public Service Management (PSM) and Education departments in making the transition successful.
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“Manual payment has aided corruption for many years. As a county, we want to end the vice through registering our teachers in the new county payroll system,” he said.
He called on all ECDE teachers to turn up for the ongoing registration, which is being conducted at the sub-county level.
“Each educator is expected to have a personal payroll number starting the next financial year. This is a major step toward streamlining teacher management and payment,” said Ruto during the launch of the registration exercise.
The exercise kicked off on May 27, in Chepkorio, Keiyo South, and will proceed to Kapsowar in Marakwet West tomorrow.
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Registration in Marakwet East is scheduled for the 29th, while those who miss out will have a final opportunity on the 30th at the county headquarters.
Ruto urged teachers to take the exercise seriously, emphasizing that the digital system would ensure transparency and improve service delivery in the education sector.
By KIMUTAI LANGAT
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