| Published Mon, January 8th 2018 at 10:40, Updated January 8th 2018 at 10:50 GMT +3Meru County Governor Kiraitu Murungi when he officially launched the Meru County Staff Sacco. [Photo by Peter Muthomi/Standard]The county government could be paying up to 1,783 ghost workers, according to a staff audit by a firm hired last October. ALSO READ: Kiraitu turns his back on Munya’s pet projectsThe final report is expected by the end of this week. He claimed that the audit had shown that over 500 workers were hired and another 600 plus promoted during the campaign period last year. In November last year, Nandi Governor Stephen Sang revealed that the county spends over 200 million monthly on 300 ghost workers.

Source: Standard Digital January 08, 2018 07:52 UTC