Dar es Salaam, April 18 -- DODOMA: THE government has confirmed the disbursement of a total of 47.02bn/- to 15,288 former public servants who were dismissed from service for forging academic certificates, in line with a directive issued by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

According to a statement released on Monday by the Head of Communications in the Presidents Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance), Ms Mary Mwakapenda, the payments were made by the Public Service Social Security Fund (PSSSF) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), as instructed by the president during the 2022 International Workers Day celebrations held in Dodoma.

Ms Mwakapenda explained that the directive allowed the affected individuals to be ref...