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Uganda has joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Teachers Day. With the development, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has made a couple of demands to the government. Mr Filbert Baguma, the Secretary-General of the Union says they work too much for little pay making them undervalued. He said this has led to an enormous increase in ...

A number of Arts teachers in 50 districts have gone months without receiving payments. The development comes amidst claims that their money had been diverted to paying science teachers. Some teachers said that local leaders have diverted their salaries to clear the enhanced salaries of the science teachers.Mr. Filbert Baguma, the Secretary-General the Uganda National Teachers Union (Unatu) confirmed this. ...

The Government spokesperson Mr Ofwono Opondo has become the latest government official to attack the striking teachers especially those teaching arts. Opondo while appearing on the NBS Frontline said that these are only striking because of ‘nugu’ (jealousy). It should be recalled that government a while ago increased the salaries of science teachers by over 300% than their arts counterparts. ...

General Secretary Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU), Filbert Baguma has said increasing school fees should not be an option. The fact that everything has increased starting from fuel, it can’t leave the school fees the same. According to him, parents should understand but also schools should be realistic as they increase tuition. “You can’t say don’t increase fees yet everything ...