How public universities cheat on staff data to mint millions

FROM LEFT:UASU Secretary General Constantine Wasonga,Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU ) Secretary General Dr Charles Mukhwaya, Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA). Secretary General Mr Albert Njeru, and Universities Academic staff Union (UASU) National Chairman Prof. Muga K'Olale address a press conference in a Nairobi hotel PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE

An audit has revealed discrepancies in the staffing numbers in public universities that could lead to a loss of Sh850 million after the implementation of the new pay deal. 

The report, by three workers’ unions and overseen by the managers of public universities, shows that 2,513 employees across the 31 public universities could not be accounted for.