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Obstacles to progress

Realities

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Tanzania (May 2016)
Tanzania says over 10,000 'ghost workers' purged from government payroll
"Tanzania Says over 10,000 'ghost Workers' Purged from Government Payroll." Reuters, May 16,
2016.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-corruption-idUSKCN0Y70RW.
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Tanzania (May 2018)
Africa Deploys Blockchain Tech in a Struggle to End Coffee Corruption & Ghost Workers

"Africa Deploys Blockchain Tech in a Struggle to End Coffee Corruption & Ghost Workers."
Accessed June 19, 2020.
https://coinidol.com/africa-deploys-blockchain-tech/.

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Uganda (August 2016)
Uganda Wipes Out 5,500 Ghost Workers in Corruption Crackdown

"Uganda Wipes Out 5,500 Ghost Workers in Corruption Crackdown." Accessed June 19, 2020.
https://www.newsweek.com/uganda-wipes-out-5500-ghost-workers-corruption-crackdown-
489748.
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Uganda (September 2016)
At least Shillings 69 million was paid to none existent teachers in several schools in Luweero
district in the 2013/14 and 2014/2015, a report by the District Public Accounts Committee has

revealed.
"Teachers Archives – Capital FM." Accessed June 19, 2020.
https://capitalradio.co.ug/tag/teachers/.
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Uganda (August 2018)
The Manafwa RDC, Mr Ssenyonjo Kyeyune, told Daily Monitor last week that in April, he carried

out an investigation and discovered 104 ghost civil servants on the district payroll
"Manafwa CAO in Trouble over Ghost Workers - Daily Monitor."
Accessed June 19, 2020.
https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Manafwa-CAO-ghost-workers-Public-Finance-Mr-Otai-
Muhakanizi/688334-4715904-62bad7/index.html.
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Zambia (November 2019)
Public Service Management Division permanent secretary Boniface Chimbwali says

government will recover the monies involving over 4,000 ghost workers through terminal
benefits.
Chimbwali says the Public Service Management Division (PSMD) has already frozen the

accounts in which some civil servants were illegally drawing multiple salaries.
"PSMD To Recover Monies From Ghost Workers Through Terminal Benefits. | Zambia Reports."
Accessed June 19, 2020.
https://zambiareports.com/2019/11/14/psmd-recover-monies-ghost-workers-terminal-benefits/.