By Our Reporter
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has called upon the government to dialogue with the teachers so as to iron out issues that should stall the industrial harmony.
Speaking to the media during a news conference in Kampala, Faizo Muzeyi,the head of media and Communications at UPC discouraged any forms of intimidation to teachers as it may worsen the situation that would be resolved amicably.
“Our appeal was premised on key issues or factors; as a country and rest of the world, we are coming from the covid-19 pandemic and its lockdowns for a period of two years in the case of Uganda,”he said.
He said the teachers should be handled with a lot of cafe , calling upon the government iron out their issues with immediate effect.
He explained that the re-opening of schools meant teaching and learning in a special way with an abridged curriculum at all levels, which is not an easy task where Teachers had to be first inducted.
“Now the best hope which is there today is that the government is dealing with workers (teachers) who are unionised with established leadership and membership.This demands continuous engagement, which are protracted between government and union leaders of teachers,”he said.
He said it is normal for the talks to breakdown or not to come up with an immediate positive alternative depending on the matter, but what is important is the spirit of dialogue and avoiding extreme positions while creating more opportunities for engagement.
“At times the industrial actions can shift positions from the table to courts of law and if it does not get resolved, we can see real challenges to the country. This brings a country to a standstill and to resolve it from that level is extremely very difficult,”said Muzeyi.
He said UPC hopes for the best from the on-going talks and urged the government to find a lasting solution to all civil servants.
