A recent audit report has revealed ethnic disparities among employees in the office of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
The Auditor-General’s report found that 46% of the workforce came from a single ethnic community.
The report shows that Gachagua’s office had a total of 542 employees, of whom 249 belonged to the same ethnic group.
Auditor General flags ethnic bias in Gachagua’s office staffing during DP tenure. Photo: Courtesy.
“The Office of the Deputy President had five hundred and forty-two (542) employees, out of which two hundred and forty-nine (249), or 46% of the total number of employees, were from one ethnic community,” the report stated.
The report also highlights non-compliance with the minimum net salary rule in the same office.
The report however did not specify which ethnic community was involved.
On matters to deal with payroll, a review found that 42 staff members received a net salary of less than one-third of their basic salary during various months of the year.
