Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of Kitgum District Local Council has instituted a committee to investigate the alleged illegal tenancy of 28 housing units belonging to the district. The development follows a motion raised during the laying of the district draft budget for the financial year 2022/2023 on …
Read More »Kasese district chairperson faults CAO for failure to implement council resolutions
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a disagreement between Kasese district LCV chairperson, Elipazi Muhindi and Chief Administrative Officer, Asuman Amis Masereka over the implementation of the resolution by the District Executive Committee-DEC and council. Muhindi accuses the CAO of failing to implement the resolution passed by the DEC …
Read More »Absenteeism of parish chiefs threatens implementation of PDM in Sembabule
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absenteeism of parish chiefs in Kawanda sub county, Sembabule district is threatening the implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM program in the area. Asuman Mwanje, the Kawanda LCIII chairperson says the intended beneficiaries of PDM in the area are still ignorant about the program, largely …
Read More »President Museveni cautions public servants against sectarianism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned civil servants against sectarianism while delivering services to the country. President Museveni also asked public servants to treat as satanic any person promoting sectarianism which he described as a poisonous ideology because it sets up communities against each other and …
Read More »Commuting civil servants in Gulu district on the spot over poor service delivery
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu district have expressed concern over late reporting to work and the wastage of resources by civil servants who still commute far away from their workplaces. Apart from commuting from far, the residents have observed that most health workers across the different health …
Read More »Nigerian gov’t compels civil servants to show COVID-19 vaccination proof to access offices
Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian government has said it will compel federal civil servants to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before gaining access to their offices from Dec. 1. The move was to encourage the vaccination rate across the country, said Boss Mustapha, the secretary to the government …
Read More »CSOs to honour outstanding civil servants
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s civil society organizations have organized the Integrity Awards in honour of public servants who have exhibited good governance in their service. The awards to be held on Dec.16 are also aimed at building and breeding the culture of transparency, accountability and integrity among civil …
Read More »Three civil servants in Maracha detained over drunkenness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three civil servants in Maracha district are behind bars at Maracaha central police station for being drunk on duty. They are Cornelius Atrici, the senior assistant secretary at Yivu sub county, two teachers Gideon Yandu and Roy Alema all of Ombia Bura primary school in …
Read More »Four civil servants in Apac district on spot for engaging in politics
Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four civil servants of Apac District Local Government are on spot for meddling in politics. The four who have allegedly been seen in public campaigning for some aspirants in Apac district include; Innocent Abongo, the Apac district Acting Probation Officer, Frank Ogwang, the Acting …
Read More »Pensioners, civil servants want pension scheme digitized
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government workers and pensioners have called for the digitization of the pension scheme to ease access to their funds. A number of civil servants and pensioners interviewed by our reporter say the pension sector in the country is very slow largely because of the myriad …
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