Tag Archives: civil servants

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, has asked the Chief Administrative Officer to act upon civil servants who report late for work and leave earlier than the normal time. In his November 24, 2022 letter, Oceng notes that in his last four months …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya district is struggling to recover millions of shillings under the Parish Development Model (PDM) that were diverted by civil servants. According to an investigation conducted last month, 208 million shillings was found to have been diverted by civil servants in the district for other activities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security operatives from the military and Uganda Police Force are tracing fraudsters accused of conning more than 200 civil servants with promises of study opportunities abroad. The affected civil servants from various Ministries, Departments, and Agencies-MDAs have been receiving calls on landlines from people claiming …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 28 civil servants in Luwero district have not received their salary over absenteeism from duty. The most affected staff are teachers, head teachers, and health workers among others. Bernard Okello, the Luwero District Human Resource Officer explains that the district suspended the salaries effective March …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …