How a policeman spend 8 years in Uganda without salary

Let's take a look at Uganda. There is a police officer named Raymond Moses Malinga who, despite doing his job for eight years, was not paid. The Daily Monitor reported that Malinga joined the Uganda Police Force in 2007. He was trained and then deployed as a detective. He stopped receiving pay in 2010. He remained in service for the next eight years, until 2022, but without pay. He had great difficulty supporting his family, so he borrowed from friends and family members. He was reinstated in 2022. His arrears amounted to 42 million shillings (Ugandan shillings, approximately US$11,420). When Malinga saw this, he claimed that a "ghost file" had been inserted when his file was submitted for payment, and his money had been diverted. This incident highlights the problems within the Ugandan police force. The Audit Office revealed that hundreds of "phantom officers" were receiving salaries totaling 355 million shillings (approximately US$96,500) per month. This highlights the challenges some police officers in Uganda face, including payroll issues and potential corruption.