By Editorial,
The Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal has overturned a decision by the University’s Appointments Board to deny law Professor, John Jean Barya, a post-retirement contract.
The Tribunal, chaired by the newly appointed chairperson, Dr Henry Onoria also awarded Prof. Barya 100 million Shillings in general damages and directed the board to reconsider the decision which was considered unjust.
The ruling follows Barya’s successful appeal against a 2021 decision, which declined his application for a post-retirement contract submitted in 2020 after serving 30 years as a lecturer at the School of Law.
Barya applied for a post-retirement contract on January 28, 2020, before reaching retirement age on May 15, 2020.
While awaiting a decision on his application, he continued his work in the Department of Public and Comparative Law. He wrote to the Director of Human Resources on September 14, 2020, seeking an update on his application, after receiving no response.
Prof. Barye speaking…….
But on December 15, 2020, the Director of Human Resources informed him that the Vice Chancellor could not recommend his post-retirement contract on grounds of having no teaching load and not being engaged in research. END.