A
report by Deloitte and Touche, released by Governor Samuel Tunai revealed that
the Narok County government has been losing nearly Sh300 million each year in
salaries to ghost workers.
According
to the report, out of the 2,363 employees who presented themselves for a head
count, only 2,083 had documents that matched human resource records and payroll
information and out of the 190 employees who did not present themselves, eight
were on leave while the remaining 182 individuals, 166 have been illegally
drawing salaries from the county.
“These
individuals make the county lose Sh15,466,230 monthly, amounting to Sh185,594,760
annually,” said Mr Tunai. He said legal action would be taken against the
culprits with a view to recovering the money.
The
report also reveals that there were 13 employees still working past their
retirement age, costing the council Sh14,781,511 each year while There are 11
individuals who are not in the human resource staff register but are on the
payroll.
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