By Editorial,
Makerere University Joint Staff Associations have resolved to go on strike on 15th January 2024 in protest against the failure of the University to harmonize staff salaries.
They say their members earn lower salaries compared to other public Universities in the country.
The University’s Joint Staff Associations, which includes the Makerere University Academic Staff Association-MUASA, Makerere Administrative Staff Association, and the National Union of Education Institutions, the Makerere branch announced their decision while addressing journalists at Bativa Hotel in Kampala.
The media briefing was originally slated to take place at MUASA Offices within Makerere University but it was blocked by police yesterday led by Sergeant Muhwezi.
Makerere University Academic Staff Association chairperson, Dr. Robert Kakuru, the University, and staff had been battling over salary harmonization for almost a decade before the Ministry of Public Service announced last year that it would be receiving 12 billion shillings to do so.
Dr. Kakuru speaking……
However, Kakuru said the staff was shocked to learn that the money was not reflected in the 2023/2024 budget. END.
