Now the cultural institution wants to mandate schools at all levels as well as hospitals, health centres and local government offices in the region to have the flag hoisted in their premises. They are also encouraging the learning and singing the Acholi Anthem at all public events in the region as a wat to promote cultural values.
The curriculum has attracted nationwide criticism among members of the public and educationists. Last week, the Parliament of Uganda suspended its implementation after a heated plenary on grounds of inadequate stakeholder consultation. They said that the schools were not adequately prepared to roll out the new curriculum.
Isaac Ocan, a Biology and Chemistry teacher at St. Pope Paul II College, a private Catholic boarding school in Gulu reveals that the knowledge to roll out the program is not yet well internalized and digested by teachers.
In Gulu and neighboring Pader, Kitgum, Amuru and Nwoya districts, numerous scholarship schemes existed during the armed insurgency offered by non-governmental organizations like Invisible Children, Window Trust, Acholi Education Initiative and Comboni Samaritans of Gulu among others but such initiatives ended when the organizations scaled down their operations.
Up to 583 candidates obtained first grade out of 5,605 candidates that includes all the Municipal and rural schools across Gulu district whereas Kitgum attained 221 pupils in first grade out 3,605 candidates.
President Museveni argues that the burden of unemployment can only be dealt with when Public Universities realign their curricular focusing on science oriented courses tailored at solving the human needs in society.
According to a 2018 report by the Auditor General disclosed that Gulu University library is insufficiently funded limiting its ability to facilitate growth in the existing and newly developed areas of study.
Accompanied by clergymen who conducted a brief mass, other local leaders and parents, Aol hosted the children to a sumptuous lunch after slaughtering a cow and served them with soft drinks, water and confectioneries.
The college was a presidential pledge during the 2016 general elections by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to give a higher institution of education and revolutionized agriculture development to the people of Karamoja.
The University is supposed to have 1,343 staff including both teaching and non-teaching personnel. However, only 441 positions, 33 percent have been filled up.
Bosmic, however, didn’t downplay public speculation that he is upgrading his academic credentials because of his ambition to contest for the Kitgum Municipality MP seat. The seat is currently occupied by Beatrice Atim Anywar.
The Sports teacher, Alfred Labeja, says the school team was unable to participate in this year`s National Paralympics games held in Mpigi district due to lack of some of equipment.
A total of 48 teams from across 23 Universities and Tertiary Institutions in Uganda including two Universities from Kenya; Pioneer International University and Strathmore University participated in the nine days of the competition that began on 1st November and ended on Friday.
Polly Philip Okin Ojara, the Chua West County MP and Deputy Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee – PAC, says that based on the audit queries, the University Management must write to the affected businesses to vacate immediately.
Gulu University students have written to Gulu District Police Commander-DPC, Emmanuel Mafundo seeking protection for their planned demo. The students have pinned a write up on all Gulu University notice boards water marked “Fees Must Fall”.
The Acting University Secretary, Asaf Adebua, also the Accounting Officer says he has taken procedural steps and wrote to Allana to explain himself in detail before he is presented to Sanctions and Rewards Committee, the University’s disciplinary organ but he has not yet responded.
The AG’s report of 2018 indicates that the University failed to fully implement planned activities like; drawing a master plan and business plan for the seven pieces of land. Other key findings indicate failure to rehabilitate the Dean of students Block, Academic Registrar’s Block and Planning Block.
Okoya, a former journalist was appointed interim UPC Chairperson last month following the death of Benjamin Oola Ameda who succumbed to stroke in August.
The road is a major route for business, health and education services connecting the community to the nearest Laibi Techo Health Centre II, St Joseph`s College Layibi, Layibi Trading Centre and Gulu Main abattoir.
Noowe Johnson, the Gulu University Guild President says if the system is not reversed then all Public Universities guild leadership will challenge it legally.
