Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-teaching staff from the nine public universities in Uganda have resolved not to return to work effective March 19, should government fail to include their salary enhancement in the 2021/2022 budget. The said staff under their umbrella body; Public Universities Non-Teaching Staff Executives’ Forum …
Read More »Salary enhancement: Non-teaching staff in Public Universities threaten to strike
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-teaching staff in public universities across the country have threatened not to return to work should teaching resume before their salaries are enhanced. Recently the ministry of education and sports issued a distribution plan allocating 50 billion shillings which were availed by the ministry …
Read More »Museveni to meet lecturers over salary enhancement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has invited lecturers of public universities for a meeting to discuss salary enhancement. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday at Entebbe State House. In a letter written by Irene Kauma, a senior official in the office of the First Lady and Minister …
Read More »No salary enhancement until after 2021 general elections- Muhakanizi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government will not be in position to meet the salary enhancement requirement to all public servants due to several funding requirements for financial year 2020/2021. According to Secretary to the treasury and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development’s Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi, some of …
Read More »MUASA hails President Museveni over fresh salary enhancement directive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lecturers under the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) have commended efforts by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to have their salaries fully enhanced. In a presidential directive dated September 30, Museveni ordered the public service minister to conclude payments for government scientists and university …
Read More »Museveni to meet Public University staff over salary enhancement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staffs representatives from nine Public Universities are expected to meet President, Yoweri Museveni to discuss the delayed salary enhancement. Khalid Mahmoud, the deputy spokesperson Gulu University, says he received an invitation to meet the President at State House, Entebbe on Tuesday to discuss their …
Read More »Gov’t secures UGX 150bn salary enhancement for teachers, University staff
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has allocated 150 billion shillings for salary enhancement of primary school teachers and lecturers in public universities. The salary increments will take effect in the second quarter of this financial year – that is from October. Minister for Public Service Muluri Mukasa told …
Read More »Teachers abandon salary demands after Namanve tour
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU have expressed a change of mind in pressing for salary enhancement after touring Namanve Industrial Park on the orders of President Yoweri Museveni. President Museveni directed the teachers’ Union to tour the industrial Park located in Kira …
Read More »PS, Chief Justice in salary enhancement
According to a circular letter signed by Ministry of Public Service Permanent Secretary Catherine Batarakwate Musingwire, salaries of some top public officials have been doubled and others increased four-fold raising questions on implication to the economy. The letter shows the chief justice will starting this month receive a salary of …
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