President John Magufuli last Friday
ordered all public employees with forged academic documents to
voluntarily quit their offices by May 15 or risk prosecution. But, some
victims whose names have appeared on the list of ‘shame’ have maintained
their innocence, claiming possession of genuine credentials.
They have instead said they are
considering to appeal against the dossier. One of the victims who
preferred anonymity, described as bad and shocking news to have his name
appearing on the list, vowing to follow up on the matter to its
conclusive end.
Dr Magufuli has in several times
complained over public servants with fake certificates costing the
government billions of money in payment of salaries and other benefits.
The President’s Office, Public Service
Management and Good Governance commissioned evaluation of certificates
was executed by a 15-person team as a followup exercise after the
nationwide crackdown on ghost workers.
The removal of 19,706 ghost workers from
the government payroll saved the state coffers 19.8bn/- monthly and
about 240 annually as salaries to nonexistent workers. About 10,000
names of fake certificate holders were published in the Sunday News
yesterday, with Dar es Salaam municipalities topping the list with high
number of deceits.
The report, which was handed over to
President Magufuli on Friday, shows that of the five district councils,
Ilala tops the list with 330 unqualified employees in its payroll.
Temeke and Ubungo district councils come second and third, having 270
and 151 forgeries, respectively.
Other councils in Dar es Salaam with the
numbers of forgeries in brackets are Kinondoni (126), Kigamboni (40),
Dar es Salaam City Council (15) and Dar es Salaam Regional
Administrative Secretary (6).
Another report for over 100,000 workers
in the central government is expected out this Friday after completion
of certificate verification.
Meanwhile, Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)
intends to file against the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Paul
Makonda over alleged use of phony academic certificates.
TLS President Tundu Lissu told reporters
in Dodoma yesterday that there has been wide circulating claims that
the RC is using another person’s certificate and his real name is Daudi
Albert Bashite. “This is contrary to the country’s law and is a criminal
offence punishable by up to seven years in jail,” he said.
TLS decision comes barely two days after
President Magufuli sacked about 10,000 civil servants following an
independent team that discovered they had forgery academic certificates.
Mr Lissu further argued that the RC’s use of fake certificate and the
name, which legally is not his, had tarnished the government image.
“That is to say that the government
protects fraudsters...he has committed the offence and must be punished
as per the law,” he said. But the state clarified on Friday that
political leaders, including Ministers, Regional Commissioners, District
Commissioners, legislators and councillors were excluded from the
nationwide crackdown.
The verification, according to Minister
of State in the President’s Office, Public Service and Good Governance,
Angellah Kairuki focused on public employees in local government
authorities, public institution, corporations and agencies.
The fate of officials in the central
government will be determined this Friday when the Minister for
Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training Prof Joyce
Ndalichako presents the verification report of their documents.
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