Accounting Officers Responsible For The Mess In The Payrol- PS Ramathan Ggoobi

Ramathan Ggoobi the Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) and his technical team today met the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Service, the team as well as team from Ministry of Local Government led by Commissioner Cyprian Chillanyang to discuss the findings of the recent payroll audit by Office of the Auditor General and the wage bill for FY 2024/25.

This was at the ongoing retreat by the finance ministry on the Budget for FY 2024/25 expected to end later today.

PS Ggoobi said all Accounting Officers,Human Resource Officers & Finance Officers responsible for the mess in the payroll will be sanctioned.

Some of the anomalies found by the Auditor General in his audit include: Ghost employees (1,796) on payroll,forged appointments & those confirmed dead,absconded or retired but still on payroll by time of validation.

Ministry of Public Service has recommended deletion of the above category from the payroll of February,2024 among other measures to bring the culprits to book.

It was also noted that 22 MDA's & 19 LG's diverted funds from the wage budget to pay for other activities.