THE Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has successfully recovered a total of 76bn/- after taking public servants to court on charges of misappropriation and embezzlement of public funds in Kilindi and Korogwe districts of Tanga region.

Tanga PCCB commander Ramadhani Ndwatah speaks with journalists while presenting the fourth quarter PCCB’s report for the period between October and December 2024.The accusations against them were failure to remit government revenue collected via the Point of Sale (POS) system, instead using it for personal benefit without following the established procedures for submission.

Ramadhani Ndwatah, PCCB’s head in Tanga region made the observation yesterday during a performance report review for the period covering between October and December 2024.

Ndwatah asserted that after the case was brought to court, the government won the case, and the court ordered the accused to return the funds through various payments.

He also highlighted the case in Kilindi district, where the government won economic sabotage cases No. 13/2023, 11/2023, and 06/2024 against civil servants accused of embezzling government revenue collected through the POS system.

“A total of 58mn/- was returned by the accused public servants under the court's order, along with other penalties,” he said.

The PCCB regional boss also mentioned Korogwe district, where 9.2mn/- government revenue collected via Point Of Sales (POS) was returned following the government’s victory in economic sabotage cases No. 09/2023 and 10/2023 against the suspects.

"In Tanga city, the government won economic sabotage cases No. 16558/2025 and 7/2023, where a total of 3.17mn/-was misappropriated from the implementation of development projects in the education sector," said Ndwatah.

Additionally, 5mn/- meant for loans to women, youth, and people with disabilities was misused. The funds were also returned under the court's orders, along with other penalties.

"We send a strong warning to anyone considering committing sabotage or misusing public resources. We urge them to abandon such behaviors and instead work in accordance with the ethical standards of public service. Otherwise, strict legal action will be taken against them," Ndwatah emphasized.