Siaya County Government Fires 385 Health Workers Over Fake Documents

The County Government of Siaya has dismissed more than 380 health workers after discovering that many of them had allegedly secured jobs using forged documents.

According to county officials, a total of 385 employees working in the health department were removed from the payroll following an internal audit that revealed serious irregularities in their employment records.

The County Public Service Board Chief Executive Officer, Wilfred Nyagudi, explained that the move came after investigations showed glaring inconsistencies in the reference and deployment letters that had been submitted by the workers. He noted that some letters had unusual timelines that raised questions about their authenticity.

“We found several suspicious issues during the verification process. For example, some deployment letters were dated much earlier than the appointment letters, which is not possible.

Every letter issued by the county, whether it is about appointment or deployment, must be signed by the Chief Officer for Health. Yet in some cases, this was not followed,” Nyagudi stated.

During a meeting between the affected workers and county officials, only 120 employees were cleared and confirmed as genuine staff members.

Their names were read out at the session held on September 12, 2025. The rest of the employees were told not to report back to work until further notice. However, the county did not clarify what would happen to the salaries already earned by those dismissed.

County Secretary, Joseph Ogutu, also attended the meeting where the announcement was made. Workers who were struck off the payroll expressed shock, saying they had served faithfully since they were employed. Some of them insisted that their recruitment followed the official procedure, including probation and verification of documents.

One of the affected staff, Emily Nabwala Anyango, shared her disappointment with the decision. She explained that they were issued appointment letters in December and instructed to report to their stations in January.

According to her, all the workers were subjected to a six-month probation period during which their documents were supposed to be verified by relevant authorities before they could be confirmed.

“Employment letters were given to us in December, and we reported in January. We have been working diligently since then. The county also placed us on a six-month probation period where our documents were checked by the concerned bodies.

That verification was completed, and the process went on as expected. It is shocking to now be told that we are not legitimate employees,” Anyango said.

The mass dismissal has left many workers in distress as questions remain on whether they were victims of administrative irregularities or part of a larger fraud scheme.

The county government has not yet explained how the alleged fake documents passed through its recruitment system without being detected earlier.

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