Irony of understaffed State firms, overshot wage bills
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Audit reports reveal that the Kenya Forest Service, the Tourism Regulatory Authority, and the National Biosafety Authority overshot their allotted staff budgets.
Three State agencies reported crippling staff shortages in the year to June 2024 following a freeze on new hiring, but still exceeded their payroll budgets, exposing inefficiencies in managing public-sector staff costs.
Audit reports reveal that the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA), and the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) overshot their allotted staff budgets for the year, despite being among several agencies that are currently understaffed.
