Parents and teachers at Kasawo Secondary School in Mukono have accused the headteacher, Saleh Yiga Mukasa, of abuse of office following the dismissal of several teachers.
Bumali Nadduli, the chairperson of the Parents Teachers Association, told Bbeg Media in a telephone interview that the headteacher acted outside the provisions of the Education Act when he terminated the teachers’ contracts.
“We believe our headteacher has gone beyond his powers. I have received letters from the affected teachers. He is turning the school into personal property. These teachers were expelled without any warning letter and yet some had salary arrears of two months,” Bumali said.
Bumali said the Education Act requires that a teacher be issued a warning letter and be paid salary in lieu of notice before dismissal. He argued that the process was not followed.
He added that some of the dismissed teachers had worked at the school for six to eight years on renewable one-year PTA contracts. They were teaching both science and arts subjects at O and A-levels.
Dismissing them at the start of term, he said, could negatively affect academic performance at the school, which has more than 1,500 learners.
Bumali also accused the headteacher of failing to inform the affected teachers during their last meeting in November 2025 that their contracts would not be renewed. They reportedly learnt of their dismissal a day before the start of the first term this year.
Mukasa told Bbeg Media that the teachers were making baseless allegations.
“What do you want to know? I understand these complaints from these teachers and I am asking wether they showed you their dismissal letters. Did they show you their contracts because this is simple logic. It is better to come to the school,” he said.
Herbert Gumisiriza, an Economics teacher at the school, said he was among the seven teachers whose contracts were not renewed. He said he earned Shs400,000 in salary and Shs160,000 as housing allowance per month.
“I was dismissed without a handwritten warning letter. By the time I left on February 9, I had two months’ salary arrears,” he said.
Other affected teachers include Tadeo Tebesigwa, Imelda Lunkuse, Steven Mulowozo, Kibendo Wampola, John Kakooza and Ahmed Kasirye.
Efforts to get a comment from Samali Musenero, the chairperson of the education committee on the school board, were unsuccessful. She said the matter should be addressed through the school’s spokesperson.
