Auditor General: Education System Under Strain As Schools Hire Thousands Outside Payroll

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By Spy Uganda Government-owned secondary schools and tertiary institutions are employing nearly 10,000 teachers outside the official government payroll, accumulating billions of shillings in unpaid obligations and struggling to collect school fees, a situation the Auditor General warns is steadily undermining the quality of education in Uganda. In his December 2025 report to Parliament, Auditor…