Patrick Mutiro, the head teacher of Kosiroi Primary School in Tapac sub-county, explained that parents often have the misconception that books, pens, and school uniforms should be provided by the government or well-wishers.
Most of the pupils are being sent to school without books, pencils and pens and yet these are necessary requirements needed for every child at school. But now with donations from UNATU, the items will boost the academic performances of learners.
Speaker Anita Among made the directive in her opening communication to the legislators during plenary sitting on Thursday. It follows the death of a 14-year old Bonus Atukwatse, a Senior One student of Kyamate Secondary School in Ntungamo Municipality on 26 February 2023.
State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo says that owing to the high and growing threat of mental illness, the ministry has started a mental health programme within schools which they are planning to expand to tertiary institutions.
Samuel Bunga, Kwania District Inspector of Schools, who is currently acting as the District Education Officer says the vocational schools are urgently needed in the district to employ the greater percentage of the jobless youth, and that they have already written to the Education Ministry to lobby for technical schools.
Bosco Elyak, the District Education Officer (DEO) Apac says all private schools which have not registered their learners will be closed and all teachers who are not registered will also be affected.
Through the digital tool, the Government aims at obtaining reliable up-to-date data, track supply of quality animal products, ensure consumer confidence, food safety, security and enhance animal disease control in the country.
The school was constructed as part of the World Bank-funded Inter-Government Fiscal Transfers-UgIFT program to support the effective implementation of the Universal Secondary Education scheme in the country, especially in sub-counties that did not have government secondary schools.
Gorreti Ndagire, the head teacher of Nyendo Public School, says that the school is understaffed by six teachers, despite the recently registered increase in the learners’ enrollment as parents transfer children from private to government schools due to a lack of fees.
George Mutekanga, the Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Private Schools and Institutions told URN in an interview that Uganda is among the first three countries that this grant will go to of the nine African countries that are set to benefit over the next three years.
Prof. Omaswa, 79, is the Executive Director of the African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation, an initiative incorporated in Uganda and promoted by a network of African and international leaders in health.
Gertrude Atukunda, the school Headmistress, says that the fire broke out at around 8:00 pm as the girls were attending night preps. She explains that they first heard a loud burst followed by a huge fire a few minutes later in the middle of the dormitory.
Rosette Nanyanzi, the Gender Technical Adviser at the Ministry says while the government has tried to regulate the price of sanitary pads, more can be done to ensure that the products are cheap.
Venansi Munanukye Kiiza the Mbarara District Council speaker says the construction of the seed school was affected by the long procurement process that was put on halt following the president’s directive that the UPDF engineering brigade should take on the construction of government construction projects.
Annet Ankunda, a mother of a child in S3 who was sent back home this week says some schools are acting unprofessionally. According to Ankunda, if it were possible, learners would not even be given holidays since they had two years at home.
According to the Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the consultations are expected to be complete in June 2022. The findings of the study are expected to inform the government on whether or not to allow further payment of fees or not.
Omunu reportedly diverted part of the funds to purchase a vehicle worth Shillings 172 million and spent an additional Shillings 40million to open a road without authorization from the education ministry.
Our reporter visited some of the schools on Tuesday and found them none compliant with Fire Safety Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education and Sports in collaboration with the Uganda Police Force.
Jedius Karetwa, the Mbarara City Deputy Inspector of Schools, says the contractor was advanced Shillings 70 million. He says that they expected to complete the payment in June last year upon the completion of the project but he vanished from the site without completing the work.
