Cash strapped NRM lays off over 400 employees

Ruling Party NRM has laid off 419 employees at administrative and district levels because of financial constraints. General secretary kasule revealed yesterday to media.

“We have issues with payments, this is a restructuring process. We are laying off 132 administrative secretaries at the District level, assistant secretaries and 157 staff members at the headquarters,” she said.

However on a good note Lumumba stated that all the affected staff will be paid their respective arrears before termination date sets in.

“They will also continue working with us for the next two months as required by the law,” she said.

She also added that her office, the offices of; legal, finance director, treasurer and deputy treasurer , electoral commission and commissioner as well the deputy secretary general are not affected in the restructuring process.