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Red flag over number of civil servants who have backdated their birth dates

Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku. [File, Standard]

Hundreds of Civil servants who reached retirement age years ago are still working in the government thanks to a cartel that has facilitated backdating their years.

According to the Ministry of Public Service and Human Development, tens of others have been exempted from paying taxes, while others are earning double allowances.

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