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Meru county reports paying almost 1,800 potential ghost workers

Meru County Governor Kiraitu Murungi when he officially launched the Meru County Staff Sacco. [Photo by Peter Muthomi/Standard]

The county government could be paying up to 1,783 ghost workers, according to a staff audit by a firm hired last October.

According to Governor Kiraitu Murungi, most workers did not show up for a staff census carried out by Deloitte Consulting Ltd, which was hired to execute a staff head count, competency and integrity audit.

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