Unpaid Kazi Mtaani workers have been asked to contact County Implementation Committees through established channels for their payments to be processed. The committee regretted that some workers’ details may have had errors, which resulted in their payments not going through. Last week, the State Department of Housing and Urban Development said payment to youths under the Kazi Mtaani initiative will not be delayed. In July, the government was accused of financial irregularities, nepotism and non-payment of wages in the Kazi Mtaani programme, which is meant to help slum families affected by Covid-19. Kazi Mtaani, also known as National Hygiene Programme, has partnered with government agencies to provide jobs to youths in over 1,000 settlements across the 47 counties.

Source: The Star August 11, 2020 19:52 UTC