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Governor push for more staff casts doubts on election pledge to reduce wage bill

Governor Lee promised voters that he would contain the rising wage bill, he now wants more staff [File, Standard]

A proposal to hire new workers will push the wage bill to Sh6.5 billion.

Governor Lee Kinyanjui has sent a supplementary budget to the county assembly seeking approval to recruit 509 staff.

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