The Auditor General of Somalia, Ahmed Isse Gutale, spoke at a press conference in Mogadishu today about an investigation by two offices of the Federal Government of Somalia.
Gutale said that a thorough investigation was conducted at the foreign workers’ work permit offices of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and the extension of services for foreigners in the country of immigration and citizenship, it was found that they committed acts of corruption and manipulation. .
He pointed out to the National Treasury that approximately 21 million US dollars were missing from these offices and were not deposited into the government coffers between March 8, 2018, and April 19 of last year, 2023.
“The amount of income collected by the work permit offices and foreign workers of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the extension service for foreigners in the country of the immigration agency between March 8, 2018 and April 19, 2023, was a total of $33,370,260. , but only $12,437,690 was deposited into the government coffers, from the total revenue that these offices received between March 8, 2018, and April 19, 2023, for a period of 5 years and more, they submitted to the government, through the SFMIS system. said the Auditor General of Gutale National.
The national treasurer of Somalia, Ahmed Isse Gutale, also said that the embezzlement of this money had a great impact on the central government and he pointed out that it even went into debt to pay the salaries of government workers, the army and MPs.
