Nairobi, Feb. 26 -- The government may never recover Sh5.1 million erroneously paid to former Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Ndegwa Muhoro during his service as Kenya's high commissioner to Malaysia since he has retired.

Mr Muhoro, who was deployed to Malaysia in 2018 was mistakenly paid nearly twice his agreed gross salary for 27 months during his tenure in Kuala Lumpur, auditor-general Nancy Gathungu says.

Having served at a higher position, the Public Service Commision set his pay at Sh344,286 per month, which is higher than the maximum Sh320,000 earned by officers in same position, the auditor-general said.

Erroneous payment

"However, the officer was erroneously paid a gross salary of Sh659,286 per month for the period ...