Uganda, Feb. 20 -- A parliamentary committee has recommended that the Police Exodus Sacco immediately halts deductions of funds on the police officers' salary until a membership audit has been carried out by the registrar of cooperative societies.

The recommendations come after an inquiry on the operation of the Police Exodus by the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs that indicated that there was fraud and irregularities in the sacco management.

"The Registrar of Cooperatives Societies proceeds over the Exodus Sacco under Section 2(2) of the Cooperatives Societies Act and immediately institutes a membership audit of the society. Effectively, the mandatory deductions on officers' salaries and contributions for members' savings sho...