Tag Archives: Public Service

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has issued the 2026/27 public service salary structure, maintaining its policy of prioritizing scientists, teachers and specialized technical professionals while leaving the salaries of political leaders and many other public servants largely unchanged. The revised pay structure is contained in Circular Standing Instruction …

Beginning July 1, 2027, public officers will contribute five percent of their monthly salary, while the government will contribute 10 percent to the new Public Service Pension Fund.   Kampala, Uganda | URN | Civil servants will begin contributing to their retirement benefits, marking the end of Uganda’s decades-old non-contributory …

  How electoral democracy has prostituted our governance and undermined the public spirit THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |  Uganda is facing a moral crisis, a loss of the public spirit in public service. Public policy and actions no longer embody the public spirit. Instead, they reinforce a pattern …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | In an ongoing effort to streamline the public service payroll, the Ministry of Public Service has deactivated 4,149 employees across various ministries, entities and local governments. Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Public Service said that this action follows a second round of validation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Public Service has officially phased out the position of Law Enforcement Assistant and revised job descriptions across local governments, affecting the Law Enforcement Officer cadre. Law enforcement officers, employed to enforce laws, protect people and property, and maintain public safety, particularly in …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management is set to meet with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service to resolve the ongoing staff strike. Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mukadasi Buyinza, said this in his response to a plea by Guild President Lubega Nsamba, who had urged the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa directed the Ministry of Public Service to appraise Parliament on when it intends to lift the ban on public service recruitment. This is after Hon. Patrick Isingoma, the Member of Parliament for Hoima East City Division demanded a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye issued a stark warning about the rising tide of impunity within the public service, attributing it to a lack of transparency. Speaking at the commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day, Nakyobe lamented the growing indiscipline …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) is currently in discussions with the government to tackle the prevailing salary inequality in the public service sector. This comes in response to the enhanced salaries for scientists, including science teachers, during the 2022/2023 financial year, as the government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Public Service says the formation of a body to review the salaries and remuneration of public service workers is ongoing, although still at the departmental level. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Catherine Bitarakwate, says that the process involves different public …