Others jointly sued with Owiny-Dollo are Dr Pius Bigirimana the Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary, Sarah Langa Siu the Chief Registrar of Courts of Judicature, Apophia Tumwine the Commissioner of Human Resources Judiciary, the Judicial Service Commission and the Attorney General Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justice …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many teachers of science across the country have missed out on the recently approved salary enhancement that created waves of both anger and celebration in the education sector. This financial year, the government declared a 300 per cent salary rise for science teachers in …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several teachers have gone without pay for over a year following the creation of new administrative units. Information obtained by URN indicates that upon the creation of new administrative units, mostly cities, several teachers in school whose areas were annexed to the newly created administrative …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Serere district have asked government to pay primary teachers who have gone eight months without pay. Kasilo County MP Elijah Okupa on Thursday told Parliament about a meeting they held as leaders last regarding the salary complaints from the teachers. Okupa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paying hundreds of dollars to attend the wedding of two total strangers in a foreign country may seem strange to some, but according to Join My Wedding, a company specializing in wedding tourism, it’s “the ultimate cultural immersion” for tourists looking to experience as many …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mengo hospital agreed on Nov.23 to take Responsibility and agreed to pay Shs35million to a bereaved couple that lost their baby boy when an intern doctor gave him an injection that took his life. According to the consent judgment, the hospital agreed that they …
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Kampala, Uganda | ALEXIS BIKORIMANA | Rwanda’s marriage customs are facing a test because of current rapidly changing norms. The traditional practice where young men intending to get married were expected to work hard and pay bride-price to their betrothed parents could soon become history in some parts of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People should be paid whenever their personal data is used by tech giants to make money; that is the proposal of Sir Vince Cable, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in the UK. He said data was the ‘new oil’ and the ‘growth …
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VIDEO: Judicial officers told to wait a bit longer for pay rise Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Judicial officers who have been on strike for over a week now over poor pay may have to wait a little longer for their demands to be met. Minister of Justice and Constitutional …
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Kisa said MPs cannot deliberate well when they are hungry and they need new allowances to cater for that. There is a new mantra for MPs in Uganda’s parliament. The MPs say: “We cannot deliberate when we are hungry”. The phrase was coined by newly elected Luuka South MP Stephen …
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