'Risk of widespread graft': PSC slams state workers doing business with government

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The Public Service Commission has slammed public servants who enable corruption by doing business with the state.

According to the report, the PSC received 281 cases of alleged corruption through the national anti-corruption hotline.commission was encouraged by the actions of the government, which in July drafted a memorandum of understanding to better co-ordinate efforts that will lead to the investigation and prosecution of employees found to be conducting business with the state.

The allegations of corruption, whether perceived or real, among public servants continues to escalate. The PSC has also observed that when wrongdoings or irregularities occur in public administration, the employees involved allege that they acted on unlawful instructions from executive authorities or senior managers.

 

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