Lodwar, April 2, 2026
(Public Communication and Media Relations)
The County Government in collaboration with National Government through the Kenya Devolution Support Program (KDSP) II, will acquire additional infrastructural support in order to enhance financial sustainability and compliance on Human Resource Information System (HRIS).
Through World Bank Grant Funding, the Department of Public Service, Administration and Disaster Management, will carry out a significant process in establishing organizational structures, recruiting, and deploying new staff while executing disciplinary authority and implementing critical gaps affecting service delivery I. The County.
The exercise brought together Departmental senior human resource officers to authenticate existing strengths and identify areas for improvement, assessing adequacy of employees’s learning programs, evaluating salary structures, benefit packages, to ensuring fairness and mitigating risks.
Speaking at the meeting, Chief Officer for Public Administration and Disaster Management, Marian Lotieng’ reaffirmed county’s commitment to invest in a biometric staff payroll system that enhances seamless implementation of human resource management systems.
“By having a revamped system, will help fast-track and deliver performance needed to steer the county in achieving its agenda on service delivery,” she said.
Deputy Director of Human Resource Management, Peter Kebo, mentioned the need to ensure quality and consistent data updated in the HRIS so as to address issues such as hiccups in promotions and processing of personal numbers.
He also hinted on the urge to intensify capacity training for HR personnel.
“Most of our HR staff need capacity building on data processing, mental health counseling, among others,” he said.
Dancan Elly, a Consultant with KDSP II, outlined that the human resource audit exercise provided an analysis of evidence-based data to optimize performance by identifying inefficiencies, aligning human capital with the county strategic agenda, and ensuring legal compliance.
“Through these evaluations, the county will be able to effectively examine management of financial disclosure and tighten organizational compliance in accordance with the Public Officer’s Act to ensure transparency and mitigate fraud risks,” he said
During the deliberations, the team also noted challenges and recommended the need to intensify exercises on verifying job groups, designations, and fasten personal number generation process.
In attendance were senior human resource officers from the Department of Public Service Administration and Disaster Management and other officers across the Departments and Agencies.
