Nairobi, April 4 -- A parliamentary watchdog committee has faulted the government over delayed payment of terminal dues owed to 1,349 former employees of Pan African Paper Mills.

The former workers are owed Sh230 million, with only Sh75 million having been paid to them in 2018 as ex gratia payment based on the former employees' three months' salary, net of Pay As You Earn (PAYE).

The National Assembly Committee on Implementation censured the Principal Secretary (PS) in the State Department for Industry Dr Juma Mukhwana for failing to ensure the payment is expedited so as not to subject the former workers to untold suffering.

The MPs termed the 15-year long wait unfortunate, and emphasised that justice must be served.

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