During a meeting called by Gulu district leaders on Tuesday afternoon to find solution to the strikes, the assistant lecturers who attended the meeting said that they too are planning to stage a strike over non-payment of their allowances. The leaders were shocked to learn that the lecturers have not been paid for the last eight months.
The students are protesting against the delay by government to release their living day allowances and the poor living conditions for the 800 students who are on government sponsorship.
