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Arati plans to spend Sh10m in his bid to rid Kisii of ghost workers

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Governor Paul Simba Arati addresses Kisii County drivers during a headcount exercise held in August 2022. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

If the supplementary budget is approved by the assembly, Kisii Governor Simba Arati plans to spend Sh10 million on the verification of academic certificates for all of his staff.

Arati said the exercise will be conducted for the 5,900 county employees at half the normal rates charged by the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec).

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