Now, the lives of Oretha and her three children – aged 10, seven and three - are compounded with uncertainties and frustrations. “The AFL or defense (Ministry of Defense) supposed to give me US$3,000 as death benefit but I only received US$1,353,” said Oretha, mentioning the figures very thoughtfully. She is also requesting the “compulsory savings” all the other soldiers’ wives are demanding. The army command has also told the wives the ‘compulsory savings’ would be given as part of their husbands’ death benefits. Many of the aggrieved women are pointing to Oretha’s experience - how she has struggled to get the full sum of her husband’s death benefits.

Source: Front Page Africa January 11, 2018 01:30 UTC