Rebecca Mutoni a Primary Seven pupil at Katikamu Sebamala Primary School says that although they want to read so as to improve their performance, the school has no library and the available classroom blocks are in a sorry state to facilitate a reading environment.
Zadock Tuhimbisibwe, the UNATU national chairperson, says that the submissions from the Ministry of Public Service needed to be studied before a final decision or response is made.
Teacher’s under the Uganda National teacher’s Union-UNATU started an indefinite nationwide strike on June 15, in protest of the government's decision to raise the pay for certain teachers in violation of past agreements that guaranteed equality and harmonization of salaries for all teachers.
The affected teachers are from 10 primary schools, one secondary school and a tertiary institution that we annexed to Gulu City following the creation of the Gulu City Administrative Unit.
