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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 ...

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 ...

Charles Rwomushana, a political analyst and politician has said Museveni has become a manager of strikes in this country. Rwomushana says much as Museveni has seen all these strikes going on for years, he has never retreated to study situations. However, he says Museveni is only a ruler not a leader, so he runs the country the way he wants. ...

Teachers have continued to strike over salary increments which has left many asking where this is going to leave the students. Much as everyone has a point, no one has thought about the students and how they are going to cope up with the situation. On top of missing a lot during the Covid lockdown, this too is costing them. ...

The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Public Service, Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire has come out to say that the government sees Teacher’s ongoing strikes as illegal. It should be noted that for about two weeks now teachers have laid down their tools. These are advocating for harmony amongst teachers and equitable pay. This follows government’s move to increase the salaries ...