‘Lucky’ Nyamira employee paid 25 million instead of 19k by mistake

The Nyamira County government has admitted to erroneously paying over Ksh.25 million to one of its employees in March 2023.

The surplus cash, amounting to Ksh.25,018,852, was included in a female worker’s special house allowance remuneration for the said period bringing her net pay to Ksh.15,432,833 after taxes.

The worker’s usual special house allowance is Ksh.2,700 while her salary is Ksh.19,052.

“It has been noted that you were erroneously paid a house allowance of twenty-five million eighteen thousand eight hundred and fifty-two shillings as indicated on your pay slip instead of two thousand seven hundred shillings for the month of March 2023,” Godfrey Kiriago, Nyamira County’s Human Resource Director, said in a memo to the woman notifying her of the overpayment.

Kiriago added that Nyamira County has since recovered the overpayment.

“Please note that the excess salary paid to you erroneously has been deducted from your pay but your salary for March 2023 has been paid plus your accrued salary arrears and allowances totaling to nineteen thousand and fifty-two shillings,” said Kiriago.