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Arati, Onyonka clash as salaries of 740 county workers stopped

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Kisii governor Simba Arati and Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka at a past function. The two leaders have differed after the county administration stopped the salaries of over 740 county workers in Arati's ongoing efforts to weed out ghost workers. [File, Standard]

A fresh political tussle is brewing in Kisii between Governor Simba Arati and Senator Richard Onyonka following the decision by the devolved unit to stop salaries for 740 county staff.

It is alleged that those affected by the directive include staff who did not turn up for a headcount conducted in November last year to weed out ghost workers.

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