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Ghost workers still getting paid a year down the line

Nakuru county public service board chairman Dr. Waithanji Mutiti (left) chatting with Nakuru journalist after a breakfast meeting at a Nakuru hotel on October 13,2014 .PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

Nakuru; Kenya: The government of Nakuru is yet to act on a staff audit report showing it is paying some 300 ghost workers it inherited from the defunct local authorities.

The audit was carried out by an independent institution hired by county public service board last year to verify the actual number of staff, their roles and qualifications.

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