Former Namasagali University staff sue govt over Shs2.8b NSSF claim
Former staff of the defunct Namasagali University have sued the Ugandan government for Shs2.8 billion in unpaid NSSF benefits. Despite a presidential directive to compensate them, the employees claim the Ministry of Justice has failed to settle their entitlements.
Why it matters
The case highlights bureaucratic hurdles in government compensation processes and the legal challenges faced by former public sector employees.
Former employees of the defunct Namasagali University have sued the government, seeking payment of Shs2.8 billion they claim is owed to them in National Social Security Fund (NSSF) benefits.
The 28 former staff, led by their coordinator Daniel Isabirye, accuse the government of failing to honour a directive by President Museveni to compensate them for salary arrears and other entitlements following the institution’s closure and subsequent incorporation as a constituent college of Busitema University.
According to a suit letter seen by Monitor and addressed to the Attorney General’s Office, the former employees claim the government paid them Shs330.6 million in salary arrears in November 2025 but did not settle their NSSF benefits.
Mr Isabirye said the NSSF arrears accrued between 2004 and 2019 and that the former staff had been left with no option but to seek court intervention.
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