𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐍-𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
Senator Johnes Mwaruma (Taita Taveta) has demanded urgent action from the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations concerning the non-remittance of Staff SACCO deposits and loan repayment deduction to Qwetu SACCO and other financial institutions by the Taita Taveta County Government.
“The Taita Taveta County Government has been deducting funds from employees’ salaries for SACCO deposits and loan repayment to Qwetu SACCO and other financial institutions. However, the county government has failed to remit these deductions to the respective institutions as required by law and existing agreements,” stated Sen. Mwaruma.
In his request, the committee should disclose the total amount of money deducted from employees of the Taita Taveta County Government for SACCO deposits and loan repayments to Qwetu SACCO and other financial institutions which are yet to be remitted to the institutions, including details on the specific amounts per institution as well as the duration for which the remittances have remained pending.
The ODM Senator further demanded reasons for the failure of the County Government to remit these deductions as well as the specific timelines for remittance of all outstanding amounts.
The Committee is also expected to state the measures in place to prevent such delays and/or failures in future.
