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City Hall staff on Sh21,000 salary 'owns 11 cars, 3-star hotel, nine parcels of land'

By Mate Tongola | 3yrs ago

Michael Ajwang (pictured) is being investigated for corruption allegations. [Standard]

The multi-million-shilling property of a Nairobi County Government employee have been frozen as investigations into how he acquired them continues.

Michael Ajwang, a junior procurement employee earning a Sh21,000 monthly salary, allegedly acquired 11 vehicles, nine parcels of land and a 3-Star hotel in Kisumu County.

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