[Kenya] DCI payroll fraud crackdown to probe altered employee records

In Kenya, the Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has rolled out a plan to find ghost workers and dismantle payroll fraud networks stealing government funds, Kenyans.co.ke reports.

Mohamed Amin shared details during a media interview with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Geoffrey Ruku.

DCI Amin reportedly confirmed that detectives have received a forensic audit report flagging irregularities totalling Ksh6.2 billion within the government payroll system.

He stated that an evidence-based investigation system is already underway into an alleged fraud involving 1,054,425 civil servants from various MDAs and county governments.

“We have received a Human Resource Audit and Forensic report, and we are fully equipped under evidence-based investigation to look into the suspected payroll fraud, including the reported irregularities amounting to Ksh6.2 billion identified in the initial audit report,” DCI Amin said.

Detectives will start the probe by verifying the personal numbers used during payroll processing, a step intended to eradicate ghost workers embedded in the system.

The investigators will also scrutinise every unauthorised alteration to employee records and irregular payments linked to weak internal controls.

The DCI reportedly intends to dismantle entire 'criminal networks' believed to be behind the manipulation of government payroll systems.

“Our teams will verify the personal numbers used in the payroll processing. We shall further examine all unauthorised alterations to records, all irregular payments, and weak controls and dismantle any criminal network that is involved in the manipulation of our government's payroll systems,” DCI Amin said.

He reportedly assured Kenyans that the investigation would move fast and added that it would be wrapped up in the shortest possible time.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke

(Quotes via original reporting)

In Kenya, the Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has rolled out a plan to find ghost workers and dismantle payroll fraud networks stealing government funds, Kenyans.co.ke reports.

Mohamed Amin shared details during a media interview with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Geoffrey Ruku.

DCI Amin reportedly confirmed that detectives have received a forensic audit report flagging irregularities totalling Ksh6.2 billion within the government payroll system.

He stated that an evidence-based investigation system is already underway into an alleged fraud involving 1,054,425 civil servants from various MDAs and county governments.

“We have received a Human Resource Audit and Forensic report, and we are fully equipped under evidence-based investigation to look into the suspected payroll fraud, including the reported irregularities amounting to Ksh6.2 billion identified in the initial audit report,” DCI Amin said.

Detectives will start the probe by verifying the personal numbers used during payroll processing, a step intended to eradicate ghost workers embedded in the system.

The investigators will also scrutinise every unauthorised alteration to employee records and irregular payments linked to weak internal controls.

The DCI reportedly intends to dismantle entire 'criminal networks' believed to be behind the manipulation of government payroll systems.

“Our teams will verify the personal numbers used in the payroll processing. We shall further examine all unauthorised alterations to records, all irregular payments, and weak controls and dismantle any criminal network that is involved in the manipulation of our government's payroll systems,” DCI Amin said.

He reportedly assured Kenyans that the investigation would move fast and added that it would be wrapped up in the shortest possible time.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke

(Quotes via original reporting)