By Enos Masereka,
Over ninety suspected ghost civil servants have been discovered in Kasese during the ongoing validation exercise, Mr. Elias Byamungu, the District Chief Administrative officer has revealed.
He said some ghost civil servants were illegally in their positions while others were absentee government workers, as well as those that do not exist.
Speaking to Kasese Guide Radio at the Mayors’ garden in Kasese Municipality, Mr. Byamungu who said he won’t party to Anti-corruption scrutiny in future, added some of the ghost categories workers would be handed over to police for investigations and later arraigned before court for the law to take its course. Mr. Byamungu speaking 1………
When asked about some transfers that have been closed out, Mr. Byamungu who asked the local leaders and the community to make civil servants accountable while executing their roles, called for tolerance and not harassment by political leaders who must never create faults aimed at blocking human resource. Mr. Byamungu speaking 2…….
Mr. Byamungu had earlier on said gone were days when absentee and lazy civil servants were permanently on government payroll unless they fulfill what they were recruited for. END