All isn’t well at the National Resistance Movement headquarters as a section led by Dr.Tanga Odoi have written to President Museveni to intervene in the bickering between party’s Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba and staff.
According to the March 1, 2016, petition to Mr Museveni who doubles as NRM Chairman, there is a lot of suffering by both technical and support staff due to the manner in which Lumumba conducts her duties.
“Congratulation indeed and long live NRM. We the undersigned all being either technical or support staff at the secretariat wish to petition you over the conduct of our boss, the Secretary General and humbly request to meet you to share with you the problems , challenges and suffering we are going through at the secretariat. Details of our issues are outlined on the next page” Dr. Odoi wrote.
Dr. Odoi says there is poor communication and flow of information between the office of the SG and staff generally. Odoi accuses Lumumba of not calling for meetings with staff even when there are problems and Lumumba isn’t there to listen to the staff. The petition is accompanied by names of staff who signed the petition
“There is discrimination of staff at NRM electoral commission which headed by Tanga Odoi, majority of who have not been paid any salary/ allowances.” He wrote
Adding “There is selective payment of salaries, constant bickering, inadequate, unequal and imbalanced salary remunerations”
Odoi says there is sidelining of staff especially those perceived as enemies and lack of accountability for the funds given to the secretariat.
“Your Excellency, there are many other grievances and problems facing your humble workers at the secretariat, we are suffering quietly yet the SG has constructively denied us audience by constantly operating from her private office which is strictly inaccessible for staff from secretariat”
“We shall be very grateful for an opportunity to meet you, your Excellency. We thank you, long live MRM, and long live President Museveni.
