Muyingo revealed that he had earlier consulted with President Yoweri Museveni, who advised him to focus on his duties at the Education Ministry. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, says he is yet to decide whether to contest for the Bamunanika …
Read More »Parliament demands a halt to teacher recruitment for Seed Schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A standoff is brewing between Parliament and the Ministry of Education over the recruitment of teachers for Seed Secondary Schools, as MPs demand a halt to the process amid allegations of corruption and favouritism. The ongoing recruitment, which is being led by the Education …
Read More »School director arrested for failing to register PLE candidates
Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North arrested Patrick Muyingo, the director of Rise and Shine Primary School in Namukooge village, Namugongo Sub-county, Kaliro District, on Wednesday for failing to register candidates for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE). Muyingo is currently detained at Kaliro Central Police Station …
Read More »Muyingo warns health institutions against admitting unqualified students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, has criticized the enrollment and admission of unqualified students in health training institutions across the country. Muyingo said that the ministry is also aware, through reports and complaints, of some students resorting to using different results …
Read More »Muyingo: Gov’t has a disability in taking over new schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has told Members of Parliament that the government is unable to take over the management of new schools in the current financial year due to lack of funds. Muyingo was responding to a matter of national importance …
Read More »Muyingo: No school should open before February 5th
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Higher Education Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has cautioned schools against opening the school term before the official date. According to the official school calendar from the Ministry of Education and Sports, the school term will commence on 5th February. Muyingo says …
Read More »Minister Muyingo urges schools on security after Kasese attack
42 died in ADF attack, Mpondwe-Lhubiriha SS Closed Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo has urged school owners and managers to continuously implement the security measures that the government set for them to ensure the safety of learners. He was presiding over …
Read More »Will Uganda reap from heavy investment in science subjects?
NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners opting for science subjects and mathematics at the advanced level of education is gradually increasing, 20 years after the government started prioritizing and investing in sciences. Since 2005, the study of science subjects became compulsory for O’level students, aligning with …
Read More »Education ministry tasked to issue circular on bullying in schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to issue a circular to combat incidents of bullying by students in all schools in the country. Speaker Anita Among made the directive in her opening communication to the legislators during the plenary sitting on Thursday. It …
Read More »S1 PLACES: Head teachers in hiding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Higher Education Chrysestom Muyingo has urged head teachers not to run away from schools, but engage the thousands of frustrated parents hunting for Senior One places after the recent PLE results were released. “Reports from the field indicate that some of our …
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