Museveni, Janet Meet Arts Teachers over Strike

President Yoweri Museveni is meeting Arts teachers at Kololo Ceremony Grounds over the ongoing industrial action regarding salary disparities.

Arts teachers laid down their tools on June 15, paralysing teaching and learning in most government-funded schools. The strike is premised on the government’s commitment to have a 300% salary increment to the science teachers. The measure has caused uproar from the arts teachers who are also calling for a pay rise.

Despite several meetings with the arts teachers, a consensus has not yet been met prompting the strike to drag for more than 2 weeks now.

According to the Presidential press secretary, Lindah Nabusayi, President Museveni who is accompanied by Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni are this afternoon meeting the arts teachers together with members of the Uganda National Teachers’ Association (Unatu), a body that brings together all teachers in the country.

Also in attendance are Workers’ MPs; Arinaitwe Rwakajara, Agnes Kunihira, Margaret Rwabushaija, Abdulhum Byakatonda and Charles Bakkabulindi. By press time, the meeting was still ongoing.

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