Whereas public universities submitted a report indicating that they have about 30,312 staff, the audit shows that the institutions have 27,798 staff, a variance of 2,513. By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorThousands of ghost workers are earning salaries in public universities, an audit report has revealed. Whereas public universities submitted a report indicating that they have about 30,312 staff, the audit revealed that the institutions have 27,798 staff, a variance of 2,513. The audit revealed that Universities Staff Academic Union members are 8,294, Kenya Universities Staff Union and Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospital and Allied Workers are 8,211 and 11,292 respectively, totalling 27,798. “All universities submitted data for which there were variations in February 2016 staff numbers submitted before and after negotiations,” states the report dated June 12.

Source: Daily Nation July 19, 2017 21:45 UTC