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Makerere University staff have resolved to lay down their tools due to the management's failure to harmonise their salaries, even after the government released funds for all public universities across the country.

Both teaching and non-teaching staff were scheduled to meet on Tuesday to declare a sit-down strike over salary harmonisation, but the meeting was interrupted by police.

In an October 1 circular signed by the chairpersons of the staff associations, the university management was accused of blocking the meeting, but one of the top managers, who preferred anonymity, said the meeting had to be stopped because President Museveni was expected to commission the university main building on October 2.

However, despite the meeting being interrupted, the staff have maintained that this would not stop their planned action.

“Today, the management of Makerere, with the assistance of the Uganda Police force, blocked the joint association from holding their assembly to discuss management’s failure to harmonise staff salaries, despite the government allocating Shs12.6b towards the said harmonisation,” the circular read in part.

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