Sh212b earmarked for teachers' pay rise

Mar 19, 2016

At the beginning of the week, Makerere University non-teaching staff laid down their tools demanding for pay rise

Government has earmarked sh212b in the 2016/2017 financial year to increase salaries for teachers, lecturers and non-teaching staff of public universities.

The ministry of finance budget director Kenneth Mugambe said, "Non-teaching staff have gone on strike on assumption that government will not increase their salaries as promised but I can tell part of the sh212b will be to increase their salaries."

He made the remarks on Friday on the sidelines of the pre-budget dialogue by the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group at UMA Hall at Lugogo.

coordinator ulius ukunda state minister for finance red mach and iona rikirize during the budget discussionshoto by ilfred anya

CSBAG coordinator Julius Mukunda state minister for finance Fred Omach and Fiona Orikirize during the budget discussions.Photo by Wilfred Sanya

At the beginning of the week, Makerere University non-teaching staff laid down their tools demanding for pay rise as government had done for lecturers.

The non-teaching staff from public universities first went on strike last year in August after government had significantly increased salaries for lecturers and to stop the strike government promised they would increase their salaries in the 2016/17 financial year.