Kenya Power Demands Bank, M-Pesa Statements, Social Media Accounts As It Audits All 10K Employees

 

By KephaMuiruri For Citizen Digital

Over 10,000 Kenya power staff have until Monday, November 22 to declare their official financial and asset records as part of an ongoing lifestyle audit aimed at curbing fraud at the state-run utility.

The power utility firm employees are expected to present certified copies of their financial records including bank account and mobile money statements for the last six months. 

A memorandum to employees by Kenya Power’s Human Resource General Manager lists the kind of information required from staff.

Besides identification, Kenya Power staff are required to state their residential addresses over the past five years and the ownership status of current residence.

Further, the staff members are required to provide power and water meter numbers and list immediate family members, business associates, agents and associations.

Moreover, staff are required to list companies and businesses they control or those owned by family members but have had commercial dealings with the utility company.

Similarly, the employees are expected to list all movable and immovable assets they own or those in the custody of family and business associates.

Six-month bank statements, stocks and shares, six months mobile-money statements, three-year income-tax returns receipts, social media handles and a list of liabilities are the remainders of disclosures required by Kenya Power from its staff.

“Please note that the above list is not conclusive and that you may be required to present additional information, as may be deemed necessary,” states the memo to staff.

The directive comes as the company rolls up its sleeves as it starts a far reaching audit of operations.

Two weeks ago, Kenya Power temporarily sent home 59 procurement heads as an audit of its supply chain division began.

Just last week, the board of Kenya Power indicated it will be seeking powers from its shareholders at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 3 to seize the assets of employees caught defrauding the company in upcoming audits.

The audit is also expected to feature former executives of the company.

Additionally, Kenya Power wants to know the beneficial owners of supply businesses whose dealings with the utility company top Ksh.1 million monthly and Ksh.12 million yearly.