Kisii County deputy governor Joash Maangi has confirmed that the county government has sacked employees associated with the theft of revenue.
He said the county has made efforts in sealing loopholes in revenue collection in bid to meet Sh500 million targets in revenue collection.
“We will not tolerate some selfish individuals who are only interested in embezzlement of funds. All those officials who were found guilty have been sent home," he said.
He said the county has improved collections to Sh40 million per month from December last year.
He said the county intends to recover stolen money from the thieves who stole revenue money once the pending cases in court are complete.
Maangi assured that the county will start using automated systems to ensure officials do proper accounting of money collected as revenue.
“Members of the public will be involved in various discussions on how changes will be made to manage funds collected as revenue in the county. Any revenue collector who will be found stealing money will not be spared because such officials are the same people tainting the name of the county government,” he stated.