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Pensioners, civil servants want pension scheme digitized

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government workers and pensioners have called for the digitization of the pension scheme to ease access to their funds. A number of civil servants and pensioners interviewed by our reporter say the pension sector in the country is very slow largely because of the myriad …

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Wakiso district dismisses 30 workers over absenteeism, alcoholism

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Wakiso district Rewards and Sanctions Committee has scrapped more than 30 names from the government payroll of workers who were found guilty of absenteeism from duty, alcoholism, and other offences. The committee headed by the  Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Jude Mark Bukenya is …

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Over 1,000 Amuru civil servants commute to work from Gulu

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local residents of Amuru are concerned over late reporting to work and wastage of resources by civil servants who still commute from Gulu for work. Amuru district was carved out of Gulu in 2006, 14 years ago. The district with over 1,200 civil servants …

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Civil servants given ultimatum to resign before joining politics

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All civil servants who are aspiring for parliamentary seats in the forthcoming general elections have been instructed to relinquish their current positions by July 12, 2020. The instruction was given by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Ben Kumumanya through a …

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Civil servants in newly created cities to retain jobs

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner of Urban Administration in the Ministry of Local Government, Justinian Niwagaba, has said that civil servants in municipalities that have been elevated to city status will retain their jobs. Last month, parliament approved the creation of 15 cities that will be …

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Rwanda ministers told to forgo month’s pay for coronavirus

Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Politicians and top civil servants in Rwanda will have their salaries this month redirected to welfare programmes to help the poor cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente said the salary sacrifice would show “solidarity” with the people, who have been under a tough lockdown …

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Govt orders civil servants, pensioners be paid by December 20

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil servants and pensioners must receive their December 2019 salaries by the 20th in time for christmas, government has ordered. In a letter to accounting officers in different ministries, departments and agencies, Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi said Public Service submitted payrolls  …

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Infighting causes poor service delivery in Kalangala

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Infighting between different civil servants and heads of departments in Kalangala District is affecting the level of services delivery in the Island district, a report by Information and Research Center in Kalangala reveals. Early this year, the Information and Research Centre of Kalangala District conducted …

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