Uganda, March 7 -- The report of the Auditor General, Mr John Muwanga, for the financial year ending June 2023, shows Shs304.3m was paid to staff who do not exist in Ntoroko District.

The report said the employees did not participate in the concluded validation exercise, yet they were still listed on the payroll system.

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The findings

The report disclosed that 750 of the 809 district employees were successfully verified.

However, 38 employees, representing 5 percent of the total workforce, were not verified despite their appearance for validation; this was because they did not satisfy the requirements of the validation exercise.

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