In a very long letter dated 28th July, 2016, the Ag. Guild President of Makerere Jothan Yamurebire Burobuto, accuses several high ranking officials in Government for not following their boss’ directive in what he terms as a “coup attempt.”
Dear Sir,
RE: ANOTHER COUP ATTEMPT (IN PUBLIC SERVICE)
Your Excellency Sir, in your letter addressed to the Hon. Kasaija, Minister, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development dated 3rd September 2015, you directed as follows: that;
(i) Beginning with FY 2016/17 salaries for the Non-teaching staff should be enhanced in an appropriate manner.
(ii) The arrears arising out of no-payment of enhanced salaries due to the non-teaching staff for the FY2015/16 to be paid together with the enhanced salaries in FY2016/17.
This was after a meeting you had with the non-teaching staff of Public Universities during which you acknowledged that the academic and non-teaching staff complement each other in fulfilling the core functions of the universities.
Your Excellency Sir, you also re-affirmed the fact that Government is committed to enhancing salaries for both categories.
Mr. President Sir, in another letter dated 2nd May 2016, perhaps following your directive above and after a meeting between Ministry of Finance officials and the Public Universities Non-teaching Staff Executives Forum (PUNTSEF). The Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury noted that it had been agreed with this Forum that:
(i) Beginning FY2016/17, salaries for Non-teaching staff of Public Universities will be enhanced in tandem to the salaries of the teaching staff for all Public Universities.
(ii)Arrears arising out of non-payment of enhanced salaries due to the non-teaching staff for the FY 2015/16 will be considered beginning FY2016/17 as was indicated by your directive dated 3rd September 2015.
Your Excellency Sir, I have been rumored to that you always read the Newspapers in the morning, since the process of seeing you or even writing to you is so bureaucratic and could take even years, I decided to use this platform to bring to your attention an urgent matter.
Your Excellency sir, I want to report to you that your junior officers no longer respect you, they have no respect for your word, their impunity is bound to destroy the Education Sector especially in Public Universities.
Your Excellency despite your explicit directive, in a letter dated 22nd July 2016, addressed to the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Public Service, the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury seemingly directed the ministry of Public Service to inform all non-teaching staff of Public Universities that you are a liar, untrustworthy a manipulator, that you lack integrity and that people should never take your word for it. He has told the non-teaching staff that the directive of his boss, in fact, extreme boss is of no consequence to his office. He has assured the non-teaching staff vehemently and unequivocably that if any of them gets an enhancement in tandem with that of the teaching staff or even their arrears paid then he won’t be the Secretary to the Treasury.
Your Excellency Sir, the Secretary has also assured all public servants that you no longer hold any powers that they can actually usurp your powers, no wonder even some of your officers in the disciplined forces apparently tried to organize a coup detat. Otherwise how can he refuse to adhere to your directive?!!
Mr. President most of the Public Universities open on 6th August for the 1st year students just over a week from now. The Non-teaching staff in particular those of Makerere (I think even the others) have threatened to lay down their tools beginning 1st August 2016 unless your directive is adhered to.
Your Excellency just like President Edorgan of Turkey did, your great friend, when the citizens fought for his power on his behalf, he did not neglect them but came out and claimed what was his.
Your Excellency the Non-teaching staff have revolted against those officers who have usurped your powers, please rescue yourself as well and bring these officers in the Ministry of Finance to order.
Mr. President I request you not to allow defiance campaign into the Treasury Sir.
Of course Mr. President I say all this under the impression that you are totally naïve and ignorant about these circumstances, but Sir, if you are not, that would be terrible, that you lied to your own citizens intentionally with no intention whatsoever to fulfill those guarantees?!!
However I don’t think that could be true because if we have about 1.3 trillion shillings ready to bail out our business men, I am told we spent over 200 billion shillings in the campaigns, no wonder in your letter of 3rd September 2015 you were so sure we had the finances to undertake the directive, since its only about 78 billions needed.
Your Excellency did you know that some of those propagandists are already saying that you simply wanted votes, and that you gave the non-teaching staff a blank cheque that you are a mafia?! Can you imagine that?!
Lastly your Excellency sir, please put into consideration over, 100,000 students in all those public Universities together with their families that will be greatly inconvenienced if this strike was to happen. Even if you had intended to lie which I don’t believe appreciating that you love us the “Youth” as you have said during the campaigns, and also your government officers have emphasized, I know you will make sure your directive is fulfilled for our sake.
My prayer is that today, you read this newspaper my beloved President. Our great-grandfather, us, the students of these public Institutions.
For God and My Country
We build for the Future.
RT. HON. JOTHAN Y. BUROBUTO
GUILD SPEAKER/Ag. GUILD PRESIDENT
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
0757-739488, burubuto2@gmail.com
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