Gambia civil servants risk salary stoppage over verification

Salary cuts are on the table for any Gambian civil servant who ghosts the government's document-verification teams.

Minister Bouy's warning

• Minister Baboucarr Bouy told civil servants and pensioners to show up with proper documents or lose pay.
• Bouy spoke on March 3, 2026, right before 18 verification teams deployed.
• Phase two covers Banjul, Kanifing Municipality, and the West Coast Region.
• An earlier round already hit four other regions two weeks prior.

HRMIS and payroll goals

• The Ministry of Public Service wants a full Human Resource Management Information System built out.
• Payroll integrity and accountability gaps are the main targets.
• Complete, accurate data on every civil servant is the endgame.
• Accepted documents span warrant cards, national IDs, passports, and voter cards.