The Democratic Party has threatened to sue the government if it expels teachers who don’t report for duty, due to the ongoing threat by teachers to strike.

The Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi over the weekend threatened to punish teachers who don’t report for duty at the opening of the third term.

Last term the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) called for the strike asking the Government to increase their salaries by 100%.

DP president Norbert Mao says the teachers “complaints are genuine and therefore deserve thorough attention.

Mao says the matter requires diplomatic solutions like dialogue instead of threatening the teachers, the way the Government is doing.

He says the party will sue the government if it dares dismiss any teacher for failing to report on the day of term opening. Mao says that DP will trounce the Government in court like it has previously been.

Ultimate Media