Sources within Kyambogo University say the situation is not rosy, with the department heads typing and distributing the examinations themselves. It is a beehive of activities.
Jacinto Obeti, the Oboka Village LC I chairperson, says eyes witnesses sighted a car in the area where Amandus body was discovered in the night but didnt know that it had dropped a body until in the morning.
Early this year, Africa Birding Expo started a massive fundraising drive and has received at least 1.7 billion Shillings from the World Bank under its Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project CEDP, through Uganda Tourism Board, to facilitate the expo that is scheduled to take place from November 18-24, 2016.
Uganda Wildlife Authority Public Relations Manager Jossy Muhangi says that the carcass of the 35-year-old elephant was found lying near a ground transformer with cables attached to a nearby electric pole.
Patrick Muinda Emmanuel, the Education Ministry spokesperson says the academy got permission to open a single academy but went ahead to open other centers.
Patrick Emmanuel Muinda, the Assistant Commissioner for Communications and Information Management at the Education Ministry says the wait is over. He says following the court ruling the Ministry is in the process of resuming the construction works.
Tayebwa says the committee will make sure the work is accomplished within a weeks time. He says that as the chairperson of the finance budget committee of the university, he is conversant with the financial situation in the university and will work to ensure that the issues raised are addressed.
The bus registration number UAM 829C belonging to KKT Bus company knocked down the elephant at 2am killing it on the spot. One of the dead is the bus driver identified as Stephen Aliganyira. The other victims are still unknown.
Over the years Alupo has had frosty relationship with the teachers.The Uganda National Teachers Union accused her of deliberately frustrating their efforts in managing the 25 billion shillings as SACCO money to the teachers.
Dr. Andrew Seguya, the Executive Director Uganda Wildlife Authority says the ban came after reviewing the wildlife policy. He says it is now clear that anyone who trades in life wildlife is doing so illegally because the authority no longer issues license.
The university has over 700 part-time lecturers in various faculties and departments. Kyambogo University acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Elli Katunguka says the dependence on part time staff compromises the quality of teaching yet it comes with a huge financial burden.
Dr. Nakabugo says government must design deliberate programmes to help the youth join both vocational and secondary schools. She suggests a model where investors and corporate companies are given tax incentives based on their investments to send such youths for skills training.
According to Uwezo, it is difficult to streamline and plan for the education sector if different ministries manage different components of the system. Currently, while all the education institutions in the country are managed and examined by the Education Ministry, the Adult education program is under the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry.
But the latest report by Uwezo, covering assessments conducted over the last two years shows that little progress was been made in achieving the goals that were set 15 years ago. The findings were released today at Nakasero Primary School in Kampala.
Professor George William Byarugaba Bazirake, the Dean Faculty of Science in Kyambogo University says such centers will help to advance the course for science and research in universities and industry.
Chris Nsamba, the founder of the African Space Research Programme says for some time, they have been following the trends in technology and based on different research reports realised that a huge number of premature babies in the country die because hospitals do not have the necessary facilities to save lives.
Achiles Byaruhanga, the Executive Director of Nature Uganda was also equally not amused by the suggestion by Uganda Wildlife Authority. Byaruhanga says Ivory is a natural resource that cannot be burnt.
John Okuonzi, the ICT in charge at Kyambogo University says the decision to phase out the old transcript was made after the university introduced E-Campus, a software used to electronically run the university activities and services.
