Govt delays 3% salary increment case
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The 2011 strike represented a historic low in public service labour relations
Government had been ordered to show cause why an order given two weeks ago in favour of BOFEPUSU freezing the increment, should not be made final.
Ruhukya, who said he was unimpressed with government’s conduct, postponed the case to allow BOFEPUSU an opportunity to respond to government papers.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...