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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. ...

Secondary schools still face a big challenge in running day-to-day activities due to the delayed release of salaries by the government. This issue was noticed during the official release of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) for Rukiga district. The release happened on 13th March 2023 at the Rukiko hall. Rukiga District LC V Chairperson Hon. Robert Kakwerere spoke ...

It’s been a couple of days into the new term but thousands of government teachers are in distress after two months without salaries.Some reports have shown that teachers were last paid in June yet they are expected to deliver their best.“They only keep saying the system is faulty and promise to pay us but all in vain. We are stuck ...

Hon. Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament has directed government to cautiously survey the grievances of Arts subject teachers. This also means to come up with sustainable and realistic solutions. Primary teachers and teachers of arts in government-aided schools across the country went on a sit-down strike from 15 June 2022. They were protesting something they called ‘discriminatory’ wage increment ...

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. ...