Eight years ago the number of principal secretaries (PSs) reduced from 96 to 35 following reforms, but the past two years has seen the addition of more than 10 PSs cumulatively consuming K1 billion in salaries every year. The increase in the number of PSs is a departure from the spirit of reforms and austerity
The Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations (Odpod) has given members of Parliament a clean bill of health after recording a 100 percent compliance in assets declarations during the financial year 2021/2022. This is the first time legislators have been rated highly on compliance since Odpod started administering declarations in 2014 and amid