According to a forensic audit by the Human Resource Management Institute, 1,314 ghost workers have been unearthed in Kisii County.

The audit, which was commissioned by the Kisii County Governor included a physical headcount of the County employees.

1,314 of the 5,600 employees on the county's payroll who were supposed to show up for the employment validation process did not.

It is unclear how the ghost employees ended up on the payroll, and Arati's administration anticipates using the report as the foundation for extensive investigations by law enforcement.

“Out of the 5,600 “workforce”, 1,314 are ghost workers who failed to turn up for the two month headcount,” Arati said

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 Further, about one hundred employees in Kisii County found with fake People With Disabilities (PWDs) risk losing their jobs.

This is in a move that will see the County Government clean its employees register of 1,314 ghost workers.

Kisii County Governor Paul Simba Arati said legal action would be taken against those found culpable.

Speaking at Gusii stadium while receiving the Human Resource Management Audit Report yesterday, Arati stated that only 46 PWDs had the correct documents after the 3 months audit exercise which commenced in November last year.

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On his part, Human Resource Management officer Quresha Ahmed accused the former Kisii governor of nepotism saying that 270 employees were blood relatives, a factor that hampered smooth service delivery.

Ahmed further mentioned that there were at least 45 retired employees who were still on the payroll.

The governor was urged to act quickly because many staff will soon be leaving the service due to retirement, and she cited the ministries of education, agriculture, and culture as being the most affected.

Ahmed stated that the verification report of the employee's certifications from the County Assembly would be made public in two weeks for further action.