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Governor Wavinya Ndeti has unearthed malpractices in the county's payroll system, putting on the spot the integrity of financial operations under the previous regime.
Citing data obtained from the State Ministry of Public Service, Ndeti outlined a litany of shocking instances where the county government allegedly lost colossal amounts of money through fraudulent payouts and skewed manipulation of the county payroll.
Among the statistics are 14 cases of officers bearing the same payroll number, but with different Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) that are currently drawing salaries.
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