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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Kasese municipality have closed two school hostel facilities and banned their boarding sections for opearting illegally.
The authorities also condemned the facilities arguing that they were not approved by authorities and are unsafe for learners. Both schools are found in Nyamwamba division.
The closed hostels belonged to Delight Children Education Centre which was accommodating 18 learners and Hope Orphanage Primary School and Children Outreach Centre that was accommodating 20 Primary Seven pupils.
Delight was also found without an operating license but the school was allowed to remain open on account that the term is in the middle and closing it at this moment would affect the learners.
The Kasese Municipal Education Officer, Emmy Mwesige Kayiri said that the boarding facilities for the two schools lacked all the requirements to accommodate learners including basic sanitary facilities and safety measures.
He said authorities were shocked that leaners at Delight Children Education Centre were using a goats’ shelter as a bathroom and the hostel didn’t have beds for learners.
Kayiri argued that the state in which the said boarding facilities were operating do not meet the standards as required by the Ministry of Education and Sports.
He said the authorities will not condone such structures and if found open the responsible persons would be dragged to courts of law.
But Milton Mutanywana, the Head teacher at Delight Children Education Centre explained that they were accommodating learners of parents who could not take care of their children.
He added that at the time of closing the boarding section, they were working towards improving the standards of the structures and fully acquiring all the needed documents.
However, teachers at Hope Orphanage Primary School expressed disappointment with the decision saying the school was helping the needy children in the district.
They argued that it would have been better for authorities to be patient with them or offer support in acquiring the missing facilities in the dormitory.
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