The freeze is a result of a government financial scandal in which more than $30 million was looted from government coffers. Ministry of Finance spokesperson Nations Msowoya told a local radio station it is hard for the government to meet the workers' demand.
Ihagarikwa ni igisubizo cy’amafaranga ya leta aho yasahuye miliyoni zisaga 30 z’amadolari mu isanduku ya leta. Umuvugizi wa Minisiteri y’Imari, Msowoya, yatangarije radiyo yaho ko bigoye guverinoma isaba abakozi.