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They acknowledged the factors that affect female professionals including bias in hiring and promotions, work-life balance struggles, and limited leadership roles, saying that these still hold women back in accountancy.

“The best accountants are not just number crunchers; they are strategists and storytellers. Your ability to turn data into meaningful insights is what makes you invaluable,” Muliisa told the graduation candidates in different accountancy courses.

"During this time, students may face increased pressure, leading to disengagement, especially if struggling academically due to financial challenges among others," says a report by a youth-focused NGO, Reach a Hand Uganda (RAHU). Additionally, 14 percent identified a lack of childcare support in case the mother returns to school, and 12 percent pointed to inflexible school policies towards student-mothers.

Yustus Aribariho, a co-Founder at Furaha, says that with the best strategy, dropping out of school due to finance, can greatly be mitigated if schools, and the financial industry join efforts, adding that schools also need stable revenues to perform.

Explaining the idea behind the programme, ICPAU Vice President, Ronald Mutumba said the initiative was started strengthen the empowerment of young accountants to uphold professional excellence while contributing to community transformation.

Faced with declining external financing, the government has to make its priorities right to ensure that the available resources are optimally utilized, but fears are that this might hurt other sectors, especially social services and agriculture.

However, Mutumba says it remains illegal for anyone or any company, which is not registered to purport to conduct accountancy services, adding that clients served by such a firm can count the services got, like financial statements, null and void, as they cannot be enforced in case of a dispute.

The Chief Executive Officer at the Insurance Training College (ITC) of Uganda, says the rise of technology necessitates a workforce that is knowledgeable in new skills and competencies.

Ronald Mutumba, the Vice President of ICPAU, says they launched the Master Classes to support such accountants to easily meet the required terms, and align with the Ugandan industry because they already have all the necessary knowledge, skills, and qualifications. The August 2024 candidates performed worse at a 30 percent pass rate, compared to 32.9 percent registered for the August 2023 diet.

Most of the temporary jobs were (41.5 percent) were in the primary agriculture sector, mainly because of the nature of the sector where activities increase and reduce seasonally, according to UDB Francis Mwesigye, UDB Chief Economist.

Daniel Nangalama, the UNBS Acting ED appealed to the graduates to mind their name in the public and the employment sector, saying that graduation alone does not tell how good an accountant someone is, but how they build their name over time.

According to the 22nd Edition of the World Bank’s Uganda Economic Update, the economy continues to recover from multiple shocks and a challenging global environment, with robust activity due to strong industrial and services sector performances.

ICPAU says that Currently, the role of performance audit is being done by persons who only learn what to do on the job, with some even not being qualified auditors, and therefore not regulated by anyone.

The examinations board accused the candidates of "spotting" and also ignoring ICPAU’s engagement that are done online, most of which are targeted at disseminating knowledge to the students.

Muyingo repeated the directives to schools to get rid of burglar proof bars in windows, saying for example, that perhaps this would have saved some boys at Lhubiriha SS after the attackers locked the doors

Ambassador Sticker says education in France is far cheaper than in most other countries, but that costs like transport and visa fees hinder it, which is why they have decided to partner with private sector companies.

And Justice Simon Byabakama, the chairman of the Electoral Commission described the former member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission as the epitome of the epitome of hustler, due to the many occupations and projects he undertook.

UNBS says, the millers will be compelled to abide by standards production and in the end make Uganda’s products acceptable even on the regional and international markets.

Lindah Nalubanga Kasiisa, a Senior National Content Officer at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda says this move by NCHE finally gives the country a firm foundation for better and deeper research into the oil and gas industry.