a) The Secretary for Defence has uplifted the special leave, after the finalization of the disciplinary hearing where the employee was not found guilty, however the Chairperson of the Disciplinary hearing found that there’s incompatibility between herself and the Secretary for Defence (Head of Department) as well as other employee’s in the office of the Secretary for Defence.
b) As much as workload is heavy the office of the Secretary for Defence, does have a strategy to manage the workload.
c) The remuneration paid to Ms. Lujiza cannot be viewed as fruitless and wasteful expenditure since it had to follow the normal disciplinary process.
d) i) The Secretary for Defence has uplifted the employee special leave and her current utilization is under consideration.
ii) Labour relations issues are ongoing issues which are addressed accordingly as and when the needs arise.