Govt finalising pay rise for RDCs, mayors, LC5 bosses

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Gen Katumba Wamala (C), other officials from the Ministry of Public Service and Ministry of Local Government pose for a photo after the meeting in Lira City on September 30, 2026. PHOTO | BILL OKETCH

The government is in the final stage of improving funding and operational capacity of district and city service commissions, including enhancing salaries of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Resident City Commissioners (RCCs), mayors and LC5 chairpersons.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Ms Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire, said the process began in Financial Year 2025/2026 but stalled due to resource constraints.

The teachers have written to the government, reminding them of their promise to enhance salaries, after a meeting with the Inter-Ministerial committee in November 2025.

The union accused the government of creating "salary disparities" through selective increments

This comes amid mounting pressure on Parliament regarding the fate of several missing Ugandans, highlighted by recently leaked videos

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Musevei said the government should sponsor and recruit a geriatrician in each district to offer free and consistent medical support to the elderly.