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He appealed  to teachers that their profession is empowered both by God and the Country to play a big role in the development of a human being so they should desist from proceeding with  the on going industrial action by going back to their classrooms and teach the children of Kanungu.

By Ainomugisha Reuben

Science teachers from Greater Kabale  region have downed   their tools in protest  against the government’s failure to increase their salaries.

The science teachers point out that the government pledged in 2018 to increase their salaries with a degree holder expected to earn Shs.4 million while a grade 5 teacher expected to earn Shs.3 million but up to now, nothing has changed about their remuneration.

Naturinda Dalton the headteacher Buranga Secondary school in Kabale district said that, despite the big turn up of students , science teachers have not reported back for the new term apart from those not on government payroll.

Agaba Cleophas the headteacher St.Thomas Aquinas Kashaki secondary school in Rubanda district  also confirmed that the science teachers that were posted at the school also joined the nationwide wide strike and therefore no one has reported for the term yet.

Agaba added that the science teacher’s strike has greatly impacted the students turn up for the new term saying that only 71 students have so far reported.

Whereas Akampurira Abraham and Ahimbisibwe Amos the head teachers of Kigezi high school in kabale district and Bubaare Secondary in Rubanda district respectively said that their science teachers have not joined the strike because they were not given letters for industrial action by the stakeholders.

By Innocent Atuganyira

MASINDI:

Suspected goat thief was Tuesday morning hacked to death by angry residents of Biizi and Binyinya in Nyangahya Division Masindi Municipality Masindi district.

The gruesome incident happened at 1am.

According to residents who spoke to our reporter at the scene, the deceased who was with his two colleagues had stolen two goats before the owner woke up and made an alarm that attracted her neighbours.

During the cat and dog game, his colleagues escaped with two goats on the motorcycle whose number plate wasn’t marked since it was late at night and the yet to be identified thief exchanged his life for two goats.

John Barungi, a resident, told our reporter that fully charged residents descended on the suspect, killing him instantly with the third goat belonging to the area LC1 chairperson.

According to Charles Oda, also a resident advised fellow residents to rear dogs since they are of importance in alerting people in case of any detected danger mostly in the wee hours.

Jovans Birungi the area LC1 Chairman whose goats were stolen revealed that the deceased had two phones and they will help in tracking.

By press time, the area leaders had alerted police to come at the scene to pick up the dead-body of the deceased who was visibly between his mid-20’s.