MUSEVENI URGES TEACHERS TO RETURN TO CLASS

President Yoweri Museveni has made a plea to public school teachers who are currently on strike to return to work as the government seeks a solution to their demand for a pay rise.

“I appeal to the teachers to go back and work. We are not against giving teachers money but we still have roads and electricity to deal with,” Museveni said.

“We promise to handle their issue next year, but teachers insist that we handle the issue today” Museveni noted.

“So should I stop roads and electricity so that I increase salaries?”

USE PROFESSIONALISM TO KICK CORRUPTION OUT

Ugandan professionals in various fields have been urged to demonstrate professionalism to stamp out corruption in the country. The belief is, according to the president of ICPAU, if professionalism is heeded to, cases of embezzlement, fraud and corruption will be a thing of the past. This in reality, though, seems far-fetched as Uganda is ranked highly on the global corruption scale.

Patrick Kagoro, president of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, told over 1,000 accountants and business personalities that with professionalism adhered to, Uganda will achieve its desired development goals. He pointed out that the principles of good financial accountability practices have largely been forgotten by a number of organizations. “It is our role [as accountants] to revive and inculcate these principles.”

He commended the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) for promoting good financial reporting in Uganda. And because of that, ICPAU is entering into a partnership with CMA targeted at promoting financial literacy in the country. He encouraged savings and advised that being a part of SACCOs gives way for more networking opportunities for members and accumulation of personal savings and other benefits.

 “Those who work in the field of accounting must not only be well qualified but also possess a high degree of professional integrity.

“For you to excel at individual as well as organizational level, you must be trustworthy and honest.

OYO MARKS 18 YEARS AS TOORO KING

Tooro Men prostrate before King Oyo at the Empango celebrations in Fort Portal on Saturday,

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

The function that was witnessed by His Excellency the president of the republic of Uganda and other 

invited Guests outside Tooro kingdom, the function also attracted many subjects who showed their happiness as they danced happily to welcome him.

  In his speech the king asked President Museveni to return Tooro’s assets to help generate revenue.

The Omukama also requested the President to attract investors to the kingdom. 

STUDENTS REMAIN IDLE AS TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE

Teachers of various government-aided schools across the country on Monday boycotted classes following calls for protest by the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU).
Monday ushered in the start of the third term of the annual school calendar but most students remained unattended to in class, the striking teachers are demanding a 20% pay rise.
However some schools defied the call by UNATU and went ahead to conduct classes, while in other schools, teachers showed up but no lessons were conducted.
In some schools that were visited Monday morning, at least half of the teachers were present; some teachers reported but kept themselves in the staff rooms instead of inside classrooms.
However students wondered why they were not communicated to about the planned closure of the school s yet “they were told to report for third term today”.

PRESIDENT MUSEVEN LAUNCHES RUNYORO- RUTORO DICTIONARY AT MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON HOTEL FORT PORTAL KABAROLE DISTRICT

President Yoweri Museven on Saturday 31^st /8/2013 launched the Runyoro –Rutooro        Dictionary at mountains of the moon Hotel Fort Portal. He paid tribute to Mr. L.T.Rubongoya (90) of Kigwenge village .Rubingo parish, Karambi sub county Kabarole district for his dedicated effort to unit the Dictionary for period of over 40 years. He urged the people of Tooro and Bunyoro to embrace their language and teach it to their children. He denoted 30 million shilling cash to Isaazi Lya Tooro (An association of Tooro Elders chaired by prof. Edward Rungumayo) to produce more copies of the Dictionary and supply in schools. He also donated 60 million shilling to Mr. .L.T. Rubongoyo in appreciation of his effort to promote the local language.