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State Finance Minister Musasizi announces plan to equalise Arts and Science teachers' pay from July 2026

Policy & Legislation Single source Uganda (national) 6 Apr 2026 Severity: 1/5

State Minister for Finance Henry Musasizi said at a fundraising event in Rubanda District that the government would include money in the next budget to bring Arts teachers' salaries level with those of Science teachers from July 2026, following a directive from President Museveni. Teachers' union leaders told ChimpReports they had not yet received official figures or an implementation framework, and the humanities teachers' union said its suspension of industrial action remained conditional.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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