The government has temporarily suspended payment of gratuity following alleged gross mismanagement of funds in the pensions sector.

The Deputy Secretary to the treasury Keith Muhakanazi says the suspension of payments is meant to help government clean up the system.

Keith Muhakanizi, Deputy Secretary to the Treasury

He expresses worry that if government continues releasing the funds without cleaning up the system; they may still go to the same ghost pensioners that are currently haunting the line ministries.

The suspicion follows the loss of over 63 billion pension money, which was paid to ghost pensioners.

Meanwhile, Police is currently investigating the matter and several suspects have been arrested from the ministry of public service, Cairo International Bank, and the latest batch is from the ministry of Finance are being quarried.

Five officials from the ministry of finance were today arrested in connection with the financial scandals in the Office of the Prime Minister and Public Service.

They are Josephine Adukut, Richard Deliga, Wycliff Mugume, Dickson Akony and Dick Twinomujuni, all from the internal audit department.