Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST students on Wednesday protested the delayed release of their school practice allowances. The more than 400 students stormed the office of the Mbarara Resident City Commissioner demanding his intervention. Musa Nalugooda, the President of the Mbarara University Faculty of …
Read More »Gulu city struggling to clear UGX 3.8Bn debt
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu city is choking on unpaid debt of 3.8 Billion Shillings. The money is meant for the payment of utility bills like electricity and water supplies for the various offices, allowances for elected leaders, and fuel among others. Alfred Okwonga, the Gulu City Mayor says …
Read More »UPDF contingent in Somalia not paid allowances for 10 months
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defence Forces troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia have not received allowances for the last 10 months. The matter came up during a meeting between a team from the Defence Committee of Parliament and the Ministry of Defence and Veteran …
Read More »Gov’t asked to increase funding to public universities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public universities have asked government to increase funding for the living out allowances for government sponsored students. In a meeting with the Committee on Education, the Senior Planner for Lira University, Tom Richard Atim said that since the inception of the university in July 2015, …
Read More »Councilors protest unexplained reduction of allowances
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district councilors are protesting the unexplained reduction of their sitting allowances and emoluments. The matter took center stage during the council session held on Wednesday. The councilors demanded the payment of Shillings 400,000 as a sitting allowance for the previous three council sittings and …
Read More »Gov’t commits to pay salaries of medical interns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has given legislators assurance that medical intern doctors and senior medical staff in government health facilities will be paid within two weeks. “It is true that the House handled the issue …
Read More »Kampala minister sets remuneration structure for speakers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda has set allowances for speakers and their deputies at City Hall and the five divisions of Kampala. Just like their predecessors who were never paid, these political leaders have not received any pay since assuming office …
Read More »Bukwo VHTs lay down tools over unpaid Covid-19 allowances
Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Covid-19 mobilisation efforts have been affected by a strike by Village Health Teams across Bukwo district. The teams together with local council chairpersons have laid down their tools in protest of government failure to clear their allowances. Village Health Teams were established by the Ministry …
Read More »KCCA receives UGX 73M for facilitation of nurses Covid-19 allowances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has received 73 Million Shillings from the Ministry of Health for allowances of nurses carrying out the Covid-19 vaccination exercise. Last week, nurses deployed at several KCCA vaccination centres shunned the exercise protesting the non-payment of their allowances. The nurses …
Read More »Nurses strike over non payment of Covid-19 allowances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of nurses deployed at the KCCA primary school COVID-19 vaccination center in Kamwokya have shunned the exercise protesting non-payment of their allowances. The nurses are entitled to a daily allowance of Shillings 5000, which is meant to facilitate their movement. However, the nurses have …
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