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September 23, 2026

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County Employee Ordered to Pay Back Ksh708,664 After 3 Years of Double Salary

Besides the recovery, the EACC detectives are also pursuing the prosecution of public officials found to bear the greatest responsibility for the Ksh42 million payroll fraud...

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The High Court in Nairobi has ordered a former Homa Bay County Government employee to refund Ksh708,664 received through irregular salary payments over more than three years.

Ksh708,664 is the amount to be refunded by the former employee.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) initiated the case following investigations into payroll fraud.
The court noted an email from the employee acknowledging the excess payments, which occurred between February 2015 and May 2018.

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