A sample audit of 12 of the 53 State Departments revealed payroll irregularities amounting to Sh6.2 billion, exposing unauthorised alterations to payroll records.

The Cabinet has approved sweeping reforms to dismantle what it described as decades-old payroll fraud across government.

A sample audit of 12 of the 53 State Departments revealed payroll irregularities amounting to Sh6.2 billion, exposing unauthorised alterations to payroll records.

Ultimately, ghost workers are not invisible. They exist because real people create them, protect them and profit from them.

The government will begin taking action against public officers implicated in the manipulation of the public service payroll after an audit uncovered suspected fraud amounting to…