City Hall payroll Stories

Nairobi MCAs demand disclosure of Nairobi Pay server locations amid salary delays
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

The move comes amid concerns that the county’s reported Sh13.7 billion collections cannot be independently verified.

National Assembly summons Police IG Douglas Kanja over delayed reforms, payroll issues
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Legislators voiced frustration that Kanja’s continued deferrals had stalled critical oversight of police reforms, including unresolved issues surround...

Governors, Ministry of Health, resolve to verify all UHC staff before transfers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

The meeting further resolved to roll out a Governors’ Dashboard to track Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) claim payments, with all claims expected...

Governors to hold emergency meeting over UHC staff and e-Procurement standoff
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

The county bosses argue that directives from the Health ministry and Treasury are unilateral, financially unsustainable and disruptive to service deli...

City Hall launches massive audit of staff academic credentials amid rising cases of certificate forgery
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 31, 2025

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has also exposed irregular hiring of more than 3,800 employees in Governor Sakaja’s administration.

Mbadi gives counties 30 days to integrate payrolls with IPPD
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

The move is aimed at eliminating ghost workers and bringing sanity to county wage bills, which have been consuming unsustainable portions of revenues.

Ministry of Health clears 7,414 UHC workers for government payroll as 215 ghost staff removed
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 25, 2025

Out of the 7,629 staff verified, 215 did not present themselves, having been identified as either non-existent (ghost workers) or not qualified health...

Auditor General flags irregular hiring of 3,800 staff by Sakaja's administration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 25, 2025

The report also revealed that the county irregularly continued paying salaries to dismissed staff. Thirteen former employees received backdated salari...

Government extends public service payroll deadline to 18th of every month
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

All Ministries, Departments, Agencies, County Governments, State Corporations and Constitutional Commissions have been warned against late submissions...

Audit uncovers State agencies overspending on salaries despite staff shortages
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Combined, the three agencies spent over Sh2.4 billion illegally on staff compensation, amid a government-wide wage bill increase that led to a freeze...

Ruto’s pick for police commission dodge payroll questions, promise reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

During the approval hearing before the National Assembly Committee on National Administration on Wednesday, Amani Komora, one of the nominees, decline...

Sheria Mtaani moves to court challenging takeover of police payroll by IG
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 13, 2025

They argue that payroll administration is not merely an accounting function, but a key mechanism through which recruitment, promotions, transfers, sus...

Auditor General uncovers Sh3.4 billion manual salary payments in counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

In Mombasa, 16 employees were promoted without undergoing performance appraisals, while in Kisumu, some workers advanced by more than two job groups i...

Governors seek Sh7.8 billion annual funding to absorb 8,287 UHC staff into county payrolls
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 11, 2025

The Ministry of Health announced in May that all UHC staff would officially be transferred to county governments by July 1, 2025.

3,000 ghost workers exposed in UHC payroll scandal amid ongoing strike
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jun 03, 2025

Investigations show that these non-existent workers have been receiving monthly salaries of Sh50,000 each, costing taxpayers more than Sh1.5 million e...

Death of unpaid health worker exposes crisis among UHC staff
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

The unions under the Health Sector Caucus, said at least 97 Global Fund staff, mostly clinical and laboratory officers, have gone nearly a year withou...

Is Kenya ready for next health crisis? Unpaid workers, weak systems raise alarms after Covid
Charity Kilei  |  May 10, 2025

Without adequate investment in human resources and infrastructure, Kenya may struggle to respond effectively to future health emergencies, thereby com...

Counties diverting development funds to bloated payrolls, report reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Kisii County leads in non-compliance, with a wage bill standing at 60 per cent. Mombasa follows with 57 per cent, while Nyeri, Elgeyo Marakwet and Lai...

State House among institutions hiring more staff without need assessment - Report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 05, 2025

The creation of offices without workload analysis contravenes legal requirements mandating that such expansions be based on comprehensive plans.

PSC flags over 2,000 government workers paid off-system in payroll breach
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 04, 2025

The review shows that only 411 of the affected employees were listed in the official staff biodata, contrary to public service regulations.

Counties' use of manual payrolls creates loopholes for ghost workers – Nyakang'o
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 14, 2024

Despite the clear directives, a new report indicates that counties are still in breach of these requirements.

Removal of city workers not in medical scheme from payroll irks union
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2024

The union urged the county government to prioritise proper staff supervision and avoid using medical scheme biometric registration as a guise for a he...

Isiolo County government launches investigations after payroll data leak
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 29, 2024

Dadhe said the county administration is committed to addressing the breach.

EACC lists seven tactics counties use to perpetuate payroll fraud
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 05, 2024

There are instances where counties continue to pay salaries to employees who have already retired or otherwise left their positions.

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