Cybercafe Scandal: False County Employment Letters
After the human resource department conducted an impromptu audit of phantom workers, ten Homa Bay County employees intent on forging employment contracts and letters were discovered scrambling in cybercafés.
In a statement sent to newsrooms on Thursday, the county government disclosed that the staff camped out at the cybers in hopes of receiving the documents that would have spared them from impending layoffs.
Unbeknownst to them, County officials, in conjunction with police officers, were hot on their trail and pounced on them before they could escape.
The employees were detained at the Homa Bay Central Police Station for further processing after undergoing rigorous interrogations about the circumstances surrounding their employment with the county.
The exercise, which also examined the digital footprints of the employees, revealed that 129 other individuals lacked County Registry files and did not present pertinent documents during the audit.
Parts of the statement read, “I want to make it clear from the outset that this is a report on Phase One of the exercise, which focused on the verification of County employees and payroll data.”
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“The other two phases will include the establishment of a clear staff establishment for the County’s public service and the implementation of a Human Resource Management System,” the county government explained.
In addition, 287 individuals did not participate in the verification process at all, and 556 staff members did not present appointment letters or other essential contract documents, highlighting further egregious irregularities.
Homa Bay County also reported that 322 individuals lacked the necessary academic credentials and professional licenses from their respective professional organizations.
Homa Bay County’s reports stated, in part, that 479 individuals on the payroll who could not be traced to signed departmental HR lists had certificates confirmed by KNEC as being invalid.
“Three individuals were earning salaries despite being under the minimum age permitted by the Act,”
The county emphasized the importance of undertaking administrative and legal steps to ensure that the devolved unit fully implements audit report-related recommendations.
Cybercafe Scandal: False County Employment Letters
