Nairobi loses Ksh1.8bn to ghost workers annually

Tanzania Revenue Authority’s attempt to collect $2.4million (about Sh3.8bn) tax from Wentworth Gas Limited flopped recently after a tax appeals board declared the move unlawful.

>Tanzania loses about Sh3 trillion ($1.87 billion) in tax revenue every year through cheating by dishonest companies in import and export transactions, a new study reveals.

Africa loses up to $60 billion (Sh132 trillion) annually to Illicit Financial Flows (IFF), the African Union (AU) Advisory Board on Corruption said at its 18th meeting which wound up at Duluti Hall at Arusha International Conference Centre yesterday.

Kagera weeds out ghost workers
Daily News
ABOUT 497 former government employees in Kagera Region who have not been verified have been urged to report at their respective district offices with relevant documents to facilitate the exercise. The Officer- in-charge of the Kagera Sub Treasury, Mr ...

Kenya starts biometrically registering all civil servants in an attempt to remove "ghost workers" from the government's payroll.

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Ghost workers: A shame upon the government
IPPmedia
Yesterday the public woke up to what can be described as 'shameful news' after Deputy Minister for Finance Mwigulu Nchemba informed reporters that the government in the month of July alone saved over Sh40 billion, money that could have gone into ...

>The government saved about Sh40 billion last month after it officially started effecting a new salary payment system for all public servants.Effective July 2014, the salaries of its employees were channelled to their bank accounts in a move aimed at flushing out ghost workers who have cost taxpayers billions of shillings.

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Tanzania orders probe into "ghost" government workers
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Dare es Salaam - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has ordered a probe into "ghost workers" on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid about $76.6m to fake workers over the past year. "Where there is clear evidence, the ...
Divisive elements have no room in TanzaniaDaily News
Reuters News - Tanzania orders probe into "ghost workers" on government payrollNew York Recorder
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Tanzania paid $76 million to 'ghost workers' over the course of a year
Business Insider Australia
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has ordered a probe into “ghost workers” on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid 141.4 billion Tanzanian shillings ($US76.6 million) to fake workers over the past year. “Where there is ...
Reuters News - Tanzania orders probe into "ghost workers" on government payrollNew York Recorder

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