Tag Archives: Education

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has advised Uganda Management Institute-UMI, to look beyond government funding. Katureebe, who is also the institute’s Chancellor, noted that although UMI has goals, they may not be realized due to financial uncertainties stemming from the lack of government support. …

COMMENT | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Few people have felt the personal pain of missing a national examination like I did in November, 1973. I was blocked from sitting the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) due to a disagreement between my parents and the headteacher of the then Nyondo Boys’ Demonstration School …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Episcopal Conference says that if the government is serious about salvaging the education system, there is a need to either stop or heavily regulate the ongoing commercialization of education. The assembly of Catholic bishops, made this observation through its education commission which was …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kamuli grade one magistrate, Aisha Nabukeera, on Friday remanded Moses Kamya, the director of Mustard Seed Senior Secondary School and the director of studies, Hawali Muledu, to Kamuli government prisons, over abetting examination malpractice. Their school is located within Busoota zone, in Southern …

Toka polled 289 votes, while Andweineho came second with 278 votes Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An international student from Sudan, Given Victor Toka, has been voted the new Guild President 2022/2023 of Nkumba University. Toka, a second-year International Relations and Diplomacy student defied all odds to beat six …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kitgum District is holding a teacher of Putuke Primary in Kitgum Matidi Sub County for reporting to school to invigilate pre-PLE examinations while drunk. The Kitgum Matidi Sub County LCIII Chairperson Thomas Khempis Lapyem says that the arrest of Charles Ayella follows …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE examinations kicked off on Monday with uncertainty among students and parents in Mubende and Kassanda following the lockdown that was imposed on both districts. On Saturday, President Yoweri Museveni ordered among others; the freezing of movement of vehicles, boda bodas, …

n Invest in structured graduate training programs to scale-up employment opportunities COMMENT | SHIRLEY BIRUNGI  |  Every year, the education news headlines usually focus on the tens of thousands graduating from the various universities. This, after the graduands receive their certificates, diplomas, bachelors, and any other form of accreditation upon completing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU has called for unity among teachers if they are to transform the education sector. Filbert Baguma, the UNATU Secretary General says that currently, teachers are divided, blaming it on the government. According to Baguma, UNATU does not want to see teachers …

Tororo Girls’ School Alumni challenged to advance mentorship and the rights of girls Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | As a young girl at Shimon Demonstration School in Kampala in the late 60s, now First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga dreamt of joining Tororo Girls School in eastern Uganda …