Kisii County Governor, Simba Arati, was on Tuesday, March 25, grilled by senators from the Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds over several financial discrepancies in the Auditor General's report for the financial year ending June 2024.
One of the major issues raised was the unauthorised hiring of casual workers in the county and their underpayment.
The matter was brought up by the county's senator, Richard Onyonka, who noted that these irregular payments had accumulated to over Ksh24 million. "Hiring casual workers without authorization and paying them below the legal minimum is unacceptable," Senator Onyonka stated.
A file photo of Kisii Governor Simba Arati Photo Arati acknowledged the discrepancy and noted that the issue had since been handed over to the County Public Service Board for corrective action.
