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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye has said that the recent teachers strike over poor pay should not have been led by them. It instead should have been parents of the learners leading the charge. This is because teachers are so important to the upbringing of these learners. “A fight for the teachers’ welfare should ...

Frank Gashumba has blamed religious leaders for neglecting the teachers’ please for a fair salary. He said their voice would have added a lot of value to the strike the teachers were having. Unfortunately, the strike was even stopped when no religious leader had ever come out to comment about it in anyway. “Religious leaders have betrayed the people of ...

Nakawa west MP Hon Joel Ssenyonyi has said that Uganda has a lot of money but the only problem is those in power who mishandle it. His comments were in regards to the recent meeting of teachers and President Museveni. The Arts teachers under UNATU had for almost a month held a sit-down strike. They vowed not to go back ...

On Monday afternoon, teachers under the leadership of the UNATU announced the suspension of their sit-down strike. However, though, this announcement came after a turbulent meeting held earlier with the President. “We realized that for the interest of learners and the interest of our members, discussions need to continue. Therefore we decided to take the direction of suspending the industrial ...

The Secretary-General of UNATU Filbert Baguma was questioned during an interview on NBS TV about whether they feel remorseful towards Ugandan children for not getting services from them. Filbert said that they actually do feel sorry that these children are not learning. However, because they care doesn’t mean they should let the wrong slide off. Baguma further added that they ...