By Stephen Kafeero Mohandas Ghandi once said: “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” The message embedded in these words is at variance with the thinking of many Ugandans today who take it upon themselves …
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By Stephen Kafeero Both primary and secondary school teachers threatened a countryside strike demanding 100% salary rise. The government responded defiantly saying there was no money in the budget to cater for the wage increment. The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) said the teachers’ poor pay has been compounded by …
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By Stephen Kafeero Nyaburu Merab, a teacher at Bat Valley Primary School, is at crossroads with life. She is torn between staying on her job of miserable pay or leaving it and be jobless. She is now a Grade V teacher, having upgraded from Grade III. But she still earns …
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By Stephen Kafeero Baku has worked for or under him since 1992 Inspector General of Government (IGG) Raphael Baku Obudra’s announcement on June 20 that Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has no case to answer over alleged wrongdoing in the procurement of security communication system for the 2007 CHOGM in Kampala …
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