ALSO READ: The strange hustlers of Happy ValleyGhost farmers, ghost students, ghost workers, ghost depositors, ghost borrowers, ghost contractors and ghost voters - all siphoning billions of shillings just as the mythical ghosts suck blood in the cold of the night. In January 2014, Uhuru launched an aggressive campaign to smoke out ghost workers. “The ghost workers were identified by name, personal numbers, designations, work stations and their respective ministries,” Waiguru told The Standard then during an interview. Meru County recently said it would send home over 1,000 casual workers with an aim to rid its payroll of ghost workers. Elsewhere, Mandera Governor Ali Roba wants over 100 ghost workers that were unearthed to be prosecuted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.

Source: Standard Digital April 24, 2018 04:41 UTC