National Identity Project

Public servants must have NID cards to get entitlements: Abel

This is the move undertaken by the government to reduce ‘ghost names’ in the payment system.

In his speech on Tuesday during the Budget lock-up session at the National Parliament, National Planning Minister Charles Abel said with the 2016 National Budget allocation, every employee in government departments must be registered and have a national ID as a requirement.

He said this will qualify government employees to be on payroll and prevent ghost names from appearing on the payroll.