A group of police officers who retired over 30 years ago is demanding unpaid pension arrears from the Uganda Police.
The officers from the West Nile region claim that they have not received their pension. They raised the concern during the ongoing verification exercise for retired officers for the West Nile sub-region, at Arua hill division headquarters in Arua city.
They claim that since 1987 most of the affected officers only received gratuity once.
Dorothy Nyandera, the senior Human Resource Officer at Uganda Police Force has blamed the anomalies on missing documents and mismatch of date of birth, which often complicates the payment of their benefits.
Nyandera explains that as police, they are focused on improving the welfare of the pensioners.
On Monday, the Uganda police force embarked on a nationwide census of its retired and pensionable officers with the aim of updating and cleaning its pension payroll in the ministry of public service.
Josephine Angucia, the police spokesperson for the West Nile sub-region, said the ongoing validation exercise will enhance sustainable policies for police pensioners and bona fide beneficiaries, thereby enhancing the processes of processing benefits for retired officers.