Ofwono Opondo, the Executive Director of Uganda Media Centre has said teachers who are striking should leave if they are not satisfied with the terms of government. He said this while on NBS’ late night talk show. “No one is forcing the teachers back to class, but all @UNATU_ORG members are holding appointment letters. If you think the terms of ...

Natalie Brown, the US Ambassador to Uganda has advised Uganda to improve literacy levels if the country is to transform into a modern economy. She said this during a press conference at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to launch the D.E.A.R Day events. D.E.A.R stands for Drop Everything And Read.  She revealed that the US mission will for the ...

Veteran NRM Cadre, Captain Francis Babu has said if it were up to him, Parliament would have only 200 MPs. According to him, 500 MPs are unnecessary. He says this is only increasing expenditures and yet now more than ever, government needs to be careful how it spends. A number of people seemed to agree with him on social media ...

Winnie Byanyima has said her husband is being accused of being a public nuisance. Apparently, this is what she was told when she went to visit him in prison. Byanyima used her social media platforms to communicate this message. “Visited my partner ⁦@kizzabesigye1⁩ at Murchison Bay, Luzira Prison. He looks well and his spirit is strong. I asked why he ...

Richard Mwebaze, the Chief Legal Officer of UNATU, has said the salary segregation has brought a separation between arts and science teachers. Apparently, in some schools, science teachers and arts teachers now sit separately. The root cause of this, he says is the government that decided to uphold one group above the other. He said this while on a late-night ...