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'You have 14 days': Senate reads riot act to governors amid Sh35bn ghost workers scandal

The internal staff and payroll audits have become a routine undertaking by every new county administration that usually reveals how billions of shillings are being looted through non-existent staff.

Photo credit: Andrew Anini | Nation Media Group

The Senate has given governors of counties implicated in a Sh35 billion looting scheme involving ghost workers 14 days to submit their written responses on the scandal as it prepares to summon them for grilling. 

Recent audit reports show that the billions were looted over the years through non-existent staff.