Gov’t probes claims of purging in districts

KIGALI - A probe team composed of officials from ministries of Local Government and Public Service and Labor are investigating claims by districts employees that the recent Civil Service evaluation exercise was marred by lack of transparency. A source from the Ministry of Local Government told The New Times on Wednesday that investigations conducted so far reveal some claims are credible. The employees allege that members of the evaluation panel used the exercise to eliminate employees thought be unfriendly.