The ministry of public service has set strict guidelines and regulations to be followed by pensioners meant to receive funds this week.

The ministry has today started paying off pensioners with 3 billion shillings set aside for the exercise.

According to the ministry spokesman, Jonas Tumwine, all the recipients’  particulars have been checked thoroughly to avoid any financial losses through ghost payments.

Tumwine says that the payment process may be slow, calling for calm and patience among those who have not yet received their gratuity.

Some of the pensioners are already complaining over the delayed release of the said funds.

Some of them say they have waited too long for the money yet many are widows who badly need financial support.

The ministry had suspended payment of gratuity to the pensioners for two months over reported allegations of graft involving 10billion shillings lost to ghost pensioners.