Govt blames payroll mix-up for housing interns pay delays
State Department for Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga said no payments had been processed, including for senior officials, due to an administrative error. Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The Kenyan government has announced that delays in paying interns under the Affordable Housing Programme were caused by a payroll mix-up, not a lack of funds.
- Intern stipends missed the 25th payment deadline due to an administrative error.
- Charles Hinga, Principal Secretary for Housing, confirmed the issue, stating no one had been paid, including senior officials.
- The mix-up involved combining payrolls funded by the exchequer and the housing levy, affecting approximately 5,500 young professionals.
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