A new audit has revealed ethnic disparities among employees in the office of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu's report found that 46% of the workforce came from a single ethnic community.
According to the report, Gachagua's office had a total of 542 employees, of whom 249 belonged to the same ethnic group. "The Office of the Deputy President had five hundred and forty-two (542) employees, out of which two hundred and forty-nine (249), or 46% of the total number of employees, were from one ethnic community," the report stated.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu speaking at a conference on Monday, April 24, 2023.