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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) has revealed massive fraud in the public payroll department. He said that dozens of fictitious employees cost the state nearly US$800 million a year
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Inspectorate General of Finance (IGF) has revealed massive fraud in the public payroll department. He said that dozens of fictitious employees cost the state nearly US$800 million a year.
The IGF noted numerous irregularities, with tens of thousands of fictitious employees. More than 145,000 paid agents have incorrect, fictitious, and fabricated registration numbers for payroll purposes. Also, more than 40,000 agents are paid without their names appearing on the declaratory lists from the services that employ them. There are agents who share the same registration number. The IGF has promised to transmit to the judicial authorities the list of 961 state agents involved in this mafia network.
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DRC is rich in natural resources. But poverty and destitution are rampant. A study by the World Bank shows that nearly two-thirds of the country’s approximately 100 million inhabitants live on less than US$2.15 a day. The ranking of the country by Transparency International is pretty low – 169th of 180 countries in 2021.
