Nine of the young mothers are due for delivery and the others are already breastfeeding. They are among the 1,956 candidates sitting for UCE in Bukedea district this year.
Ketty Lamaro, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, says that the government intends to create a lean TVET structure and has finally decided to merge the existing bodies to fit into two.
On Tuesday, the State Minister for primary education, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu listed six measures, which include the immediate restoration of the damaged property using an emergency fund, providing spiritual support to the learners, counseling teachers and learners, registration of the boarding section and the permanent deployment of security guards as well as including the school facility grant in the next district budget.