Vincent Birimuye, the Lwengo District Vice Chairperson and Secretary for the Education Sectoral Committee, attributes the crisis to limited funding from the central government. He says the situation has worsened since the government banned the collection of Parents Teachers Association (PTA) fees.
Dr. Calorine Kavuma, the Academic Registrar, says that although most of the enrolled students are used to traditional face-to-face learning, UNITE has opted for a blended approach to gradually adapt them to online learning. T
Dr Kabagambe noted that the new programme has been brought closer to teachers in need of upgrading from certificate to diploma and from diploma levels to degree programmes which will help in improving the quality of teachers.
“This practice is in violation of the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019,” wrote Permanent Secretary Kedrace Turyagenda. She reminded school leaders that during the release of the 2024 PLE, UCE, and UACE results, the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports had already “cautioned Headteachers and Proprietors of Schools against publicizing candidates' results.”
According to Reverend Father Michael Kamulegeya, the Diocesan Education Secretary, the initiative is embedded in a new education policy work plan that all Catholic Church-founded institutions in the diocese are expected to implement.
Kennedy Arike, a Trainer from Muni University, explained that the intervention aims at equipping the unemployed youths with ICT and business skills, so that they can fit in today’s changing world.
The event, hosted by the Uganda Primary Schools Sports Association (UPSSA) and Special Needs Education (SNE), attracted 4,333 athletes from 171 out of the 178 local governments across the country.
The graduates included 659 females and 500 males graduating in skills such as carpentry, welding and metal fabrication, plumbing, tailoring, among others.
A recent study revealed that 7 out of every 10 individuals tested positive for malaria in the district, indicating a higher prevalence compared to other diseases.
While Education is seen as an important tool to address the problem of child trafficking, many children in the district are facing challenges in accessing quality education.
As a result, children have dropped out of school and are now living in the streets of towns, mainly Kampala and Nairobi in Kenya, where parents often send them to beg for money to feed their families.
Speaking during the official opening of the games on Friday at Kabale municipal stadium, William Bwambale, UPSSA President, says that 1,380 sports officials have been trained to officiate at the championships.
UVTAB was established under the TVET Act by merging the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), which had been in operation since 1972, with the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB), which was established in 2010.
They are part of a group of over 100 students pursuing different disciplines under the initiative, aimed at spearheading technological transformation in Uganda’s ICT and engineering landscape.
The centre comprises 10 computers installed with JAWS screen reader software and 10 Orbit Readers, aimed at improving access to digital learning for students with special needs. The Bishop of Central Busoga Diocese, Rev. Patrick Wakula, presided over the launch and hailed the initiative as a significant stride towards inclusive education in the digital era.
Busoga University’s provisional license was revoked in 2016 following investigations that uncovered irregularities, including the awarding of fake degrees and the employment of unqualified academic staff, contravening the Tertiary and Institutions Act.
Among the schools to benefit from the project include Minakulu primary school, Dr. Oryang secondary school, Abdullah Anyuru and Atapara senior secondary school, among other schools in the district.
According to available information, the five-year ULEARN Project funding package comprises a GPE grant of US$114.8 million and an additional US$210 million loan from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA).
