KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management is set to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service to resolve the ongoing staff strike. Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, said this in his response to a plea by Guild President Lubega Nsamba, who had urged the …
Read More »Tayebwa directs public service on recruitment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa directed the Ministry of Public Service to appraise Parliament on when it intends to lift the ban on public service recruitment. This is after Hon. Patrick Isingoma, the Member of Parliament for Hoima East City Division demanded a …
Read More »Public Service Chief decries growing Impunity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye issued a stark warning about the rising tide of impunity within the public service, attributing it to a lack of transparency. Speaking at the commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day, Nakyobe lamented the growing indiscipline …
Read More »EOC enganging Govt to address salary discrepancy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) is currently in discussions with the government to tackle the prevailing salary inequality in the public service sector. This comes in response to the enhanced salaries for scientists, including science teachers, during the 2022/2023 financial year, as the government …
Read More »GOVT: Salary review process on course
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Public Service says the formation of a body to review the salaries and remuneration of public service workers is ongoing, although still at the departmental level. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Catherine Bitarakwate, says that the process involves different public …
Read More »Corruption, salary delays dominate public service sector review
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual review of the public service sector was dominated by issues of salary enhancements, delayed payments, and corruption mainly in the recruitment processes. The sector reviews are aimed at presenting to the public the level of successes or failures by each, as far as …
Read More »Public Service rejects Arua City Service Commission choices
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councilors of Arua City have expressed disappointment after two nominees to the City Service Commission and Land Board were rejected by the Public Service Commission and Ministry of Lands. In December last the Year, Arua City Council nominated five members of the Arua City …
Read More »Robert Bosch Foundation gives Uganda €200,000 to pilot Women in Public Service project
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | A project to mentor women in Uganda’s Public Service so that they can play a bigger role in the government, was on Thursday launched in Kampala. Funded by The Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH (Foundation) to the tune of €200,000, the pilot project dubbed WiPS, aims …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Judicial officers salaries can’t be enhanced now, says Otafiire
Kampala, Uganda | THIS WEEK | In a Sept.04 press conference government responded to demands of judicial officers who had for over a week been on strike over low pay. Maj.Gen Kahinda Otafiire, the Justice and Constitutional affairs minister urged the officers to go back to work as their issues will be …
Read More »Education ministry gives 693 unvalidated pensioners July 28 deadline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has given all pensioners who were not validated by Ministry of Public Service up to July 28 to seek its clearance or else they will be deleted from the pension payroll with effect from 1st August. According to a statment from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry …
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