Dare es Salaam - Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has ordered a probe into "ghost workers" on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid about $76.6m to fake workers over the past year.
"Where there is clear evidence, the officials involved should be arrested and prosecuted," Kikwete said in a statement issued by the president's office.
"We need to send a strong message to all those taking part in the misappropriation of public funds."