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Web of deceit haunts county payroll systems – Gathungu

"Counties are manipulating the payroll with many using prohibited manual system."

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by JULIUS OTIENO

News11 March 2025 - 10:30
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In Summary


  • In some counties, employees share account numbers, while some devolved units have retained staff long past their retirement age, triggering concerns about the “hygiene” of the payrolls.
  • The revelations are contained in the Auditor General’s report, which has detailed the revelations in the latest audit for the county executives for the financial year ending June 30, 2024.

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu before Senate’s County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee on September 4 last year /FILE

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has exposed what could be wanton theft of public money in payroll fraud in the counties. In a devastating report, Gathungu says county governments are manipulating payroll systems, syphoning public cash.

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