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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of West Buganda Anglican Diocese; The Rt Rev Henry Katumba Tamale, has called for a general salary scales review for all public servants, as a decisive solution to the recurrent strikes. He is concerned that repeated action by different categories of civil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have called on government to treat teachers equally following the increment in the salaries for science teachers in public schools. The increment which commences in the new Financial Year 2022/2023 locks out arts teachers, a development that has caused acrimony among different stakeholders with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A strike is underway for teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union who are protesting the salary enhancements for Science teachers. This follows the government’s decision to increase the salaries of science teachers to the tune of sh4million while the art teachers and those in …

Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Health Committee, Charles Ayume has reassured health workers in Eastern Uganda that salaries of all health workers will be increased effective 01 July 2022. “Parliament approved the 2022/2023 financial year budget with salary increments for all health workers,” said Ayume. He …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has not forgotten the salary enhancement for arts, social sciences, or teachers of humanities, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said. He disclosed this in his remarks during the commencement of the 72nd graduation ceremony at Makerere University this morning. According to President Museveni, …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several teachers in government aided schools in Lira city have laid down their tools over unpaid salaries. Over 1,200 teachers from Lira city have gone for months without pay. Some of the teachers last received their salary in January while others in February 2022. Efforts to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nurses and Midwives through their umbrella body, the Federation of Uganda Nurses and Midwives have petitioned Parliament for an increment in their salaries. Ruth Lematia, Maracha East County legislator presented the petition on salary enhancement discrepancies for nurses and interns in line with the collective bargaining …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 primary teachers in Arua district have petitioned the Inspector General of Government–IGG over nonpayment of their salaries. According to the teachers, they decided to petition the IGG after the district officials failed to address their complaints despite repeated promises to address the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary in the Local Government Ministry has directed newly created sub-counties and town councils to use the startup funds to pay salaries. In November last year, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning disbursed 50 Million Shillings to each of the newly created …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has tasked parliament to prioritize revamping of the economy and the health sector in 2022/2023. Parliament through its sectoral committees is currently scrutinizing the 43 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper tabled by the Ministry of Finance in December 2021. …