The Minister of Rural Development and Local Government says an HR audit is underway across municipal corporations, while defending government handling of salary disbursements and criticising spending priorities at some councils.

Minister of Rural Development and Local Government Khadijah Ameen says a comprehensive human resource audit has been commissioned across the ministry and municipal corporations to address staffing shortages and develop a structured staffing plan aligned with Public Service standards.

She says the exercise will bring order to recruitment and correct past practices involving “change agents,” which she says were not properly managed.