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Job losses loom as Homabay Governor Awiti orders audit of all employees

From left, Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti and his deputy Hamilton Orata address journalists in Governor Awiti’s office. [Photo by James Omoro/standard]

Hundreds of county employees could be sent home after an audit ordered by the governor.

On Wednesday, Governor Cyprian Awiti told the county staff that his government would no longer keep staff it does not need and whose employment cannot be verified.

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