Teachers have demanded the president use his power and issue a directive for the release of the teachers’ SACCO funds as was promised. Teachers say that ever since the president told the minister for Education Jessica Alupo to liaise with relevant ministry to release funds to the teachers’ SACCO, they have not seen the money.
The chairperson of the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU), Margaret Rwabushaija says that although the president is soliciting for votes he should remember that he has not fulfilled the teachers’ promise.
Government had pledged to release 25 billion shillings since 2011 and the money was supposed to be released in installments of 5 billion shillings per year for a period of five years to the teachers’ SACCO. To enable teachers to liberate themselves financially.
