Zanzibar lawmakers decry faulty payroll system causing underpayments

Ziwani Representative Suleiman Makame Ali speaks during the session of House of Representative. PHOTO | COURTESY

Unguja. Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives have expressed concern over a government payroll system that has led to the underpayment of public servants, calling for urgent reforms to address the problem and restore morale in the public sector.

The lawmakers said the Integrated Human Resource and Payroll Information System (IHPRIS), officially rolled out in February 2025, has been marred by technical errors that have seen some civil servants receive only a fraction of their salaries for more than three months.