As the arts teachers demonstration approaches a second week,workers' representatives are not impressed with the casual response to their plight. Workers Mp Agnes Kunihira Abwooli says as a constituency which advocates for workers rights they remain concerned on the way this matter has been handled in a sarcastic way.
The arts government teachers have vowed not to call off their demonstration despite threats from the RDC to resume work. The demonstration kicked off on the 6th of this month where over 10,000 arts teacher have laid down their tools demanding government to increase their salary enhancements country wide.
The teachers under their umbrella organization Uganda professional humanities teachers union are demanding government to increase salaries for different teacher’s salary structures. The diploma teachers be increased from 600,000 to 2.2 million shillings while degree holders should be increased from 800,000 to 4M.These also demand the salaries of head teachers to be increased from 2.2 million shillings to 6 million shillings.
Former general secretary of national association of teachers union James Tweheyo has asked the government to consider scaling up the salaries of arts teachers if a government program of improving the quality of education is to be achieved .
Tweheyo is an illustrious English language teacher who will not be remembered for just his classroom lessons but also his fight for teachers’ rights in his role as Uganda National Teachers Union (Unatu) secretary general.
During his tenure of office he spearheaded a number of industrial actions which were aimed at advocating for the rights of teachers. In 2011 he tasked the micro finance support center to account for 9.7 billion shillings which the president provided as a pledge to support teachers SACCO which resulted in a country wide teachers demonstration.
His Royal Highness William Gabula Nadiope IV, the Kyabazinga of Busoga, has welcomed a delegation of American missionaries from Radford Baptist Church, reaffirming their partnership in fostering spiritual and socio-economic development across the Busoga region. The royal reception took place at the Igenge Hill Palace, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural and religious collaboration.
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