Staff in all public universities around the country are relieved as the Ministry of finance was ordered to clear all the outstanding arrears.
This resolution was made during a cabinet meeting at the Entebbe State house on Monday where the government agreed to cash out over shillings 58 billion in this financial year to settle all staffers in public universities.
Announcing the decision in a Tuesday afternoon media briefing at the Media centre, government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo said over 58.5 billion was budgeted for in the previous financial year for salary enhancement of the lecturers in public universities but this was never met.
" It is expected that the Ministry of finance in this financial year should clear a backlog which amounts to shillings 58 billion so that we don't have to tussle with the lecturers in the next financial year," Opondo said in part of his speech.
He added on that the lecturers will be remunerated basing on the newly revised salary structure in accordance with its approved enhancement structure.
The lecturers had earlier on threatened not to turn up for the 2018/2019 academic year programs if these arrears were not settled by the government. The academic year is expected to commence on August 4th, 2018.
