By KETRA KALUNGAAbout 124 civil servants were paid grants in amounts totaling K325,000 meant for the vulnerable women under the ministry of Gender for the period 2017 to 2020, the Auditor General (AG) report has revealed.The report explains that the criteria for disbursements of Grants to non-vulnerable women was for the poor and vulnerable.However, 124 civil servants who were ineligible were paid grants in amounts under the project amounting to K325 000, the report have indicated.And the report says amounts totaling K13,985 were paid for 24 girls that had dropped out of school for various reasons such as pregnancies, death, and marriage.It also reveals that amounts totaling K69,247 were paid for 98 girls that were not known by the schools.Further, although the ministry planned to keep 29,002 girls in school, as at 31st December 2020, only 13,514 girls were kept in school, says the report.Non-school going girls paid for and maintained on keep girls in […]
124 civil servants benefitted from grants for the vulnerable – AG Report
