The Uganda Police Force has asked government through the Minister of Internal Affairs, General Jeje Odong, to rescue it from a heavy debt of Shillings 125.9 billion which is increasing every day.
The police debt accruing from electricity, water, food supply and fuel has been increasing steadily since 2010. In 2013 the police debt burden was at 38.4 billion Shillings but as of January 2018, the debt had increased to 125.9 billion Shillings.
Recently, the Ministry of Finance passed guidelines requiring all departments and ministries to use their allocation to clear debts as a first priority.
At least Shs10 billion is allocated to clearing up part of the debt every quarter. However, before the end of that quarter, more than …
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