The minister of Uganda for Finance, Maria Kiwanuka has announced that the Government of Uganda in its next financial year plans to increase the teachers’ salaries with a bias to primary school teachers.

The minister revealed this on Thursday while reading the 2014/15 budget at Serena International Conference Centre. The government has allocated 1, 699.4 billion shillings to the education sector in the next financial year in order to enhance the quality of education in Uganda.

The government priorities next finance year include the enhancement of Teachers’ salaries, with emphasis on Primary School Teachers. The government has also provided 5 billion towards supporting Teachers’ SACCOs, in addition to the 2.5 billion provided during this year.

Ms Kiwanuka further said 68.7 billions had been allocated for the implementation of the Skilling Uganda programmes. The minister says the workshops will be constructed at technical schools at Kihanda in Kanugu; Namasale in Amolator; Namisindwa in Manafwa, Bukoli in Bugiri, and St. Joseph Kyalubingo in Kamwenge.

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