Kenya Power on the spot over excessive staff pay cuts

Kenya Power workers carry out repair works along Haile Selassie Road, Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG

Kenya Power has been put on the spot by the Auditor General for allowing a quarter of its employees to rack up deductions on their pay slips that exceed two-thirds of their basic wages in contravention of the Employment Act.

The Auditor General, in a management letter to the utility covering audits for the financial year ending June 2022, flagged excessive deductions as a potential cause for corruption in a bid to meet their basic needs.

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