In Brief
Nov 26, 2006
MP warns parents<br>LIRA<br>The Woman MP has said Parliament will soon enact a by-law to punish parents who do not take their children to school. Rebecca Otengo said an estimated 12,000 children of school-going age are not attending school despite the Universal Primary Education programme. Otengo
MP warns parents
LIRA
The Woman MP has said Parliament will soon enact a by-law to punish parents who do not take their children to school. Rebecca Otengo said an estimated 12,000 children of school-going age are not attending school despite the Universal Primary Education programme. Otengo said the children had resorted to roaming the streets, going to video halls and some had turned into thieves. She was at health fair launch for street children organised by Save the Children at Boma grounds recently.
Schools to get
KAMPALA
Eighty schools will receive computers from the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) by March next year. Speaking at a press conference recently, state minister for ICT John Alintuma Nsambu said a batch of over 200 computers would leave the US in February and be supplied to schools by March next year. “All the 80 schools both primary and secondary that applied for computers from the ICT ministry are from Kisoro, Kabale, Mpigi, Jinja and Masaka districts,†Nsambu said.
School gets van
SOROTI
Madera Boys’ Boarding Primary School has acquired a van. The headteacher, Bernard Ogolot, said the van, bought by contributions from parents, is the first since the missionaries left the school. He was speaking during the annual general meeting at the school recently. The Parents Teachers Association’s treasurer, Justine Opolot, said the van cost sh11,500,000. Municipality MP Charles Willy Ekemu was the chief guest.
Minister promises
KAMPALA
State minister for Information Communication and Technology Alintuma Nsambu has promised to equip the YWCA computer laboratory with 30 computers. “This will enable students to match with the international standards of computer literacy,†he said. He was at the launch of the e-learning programme at YWCA headquarters, Nakasero recently. He said the programme would improve students’ performance with the available knowledge on the websites.
Cholera threat
SOROTI
The unhygienic sanitation at Pioneer Primary School is worrying. Due to the ongoing heavy rains, the situation is deplorable. The headteacher, Edward Osidak, described it as horrible. He said the 1,067 pupils were at risk since running water was disconnected last year over unpaid bills accumulated by the internally displaced persons who occupied the school since 2003. Osidak said the school could no longer afford to buy water for the toilets. “We used to buy five jerricans of water per day,†he said adding, “pupils who stay within town go back to their homes to help themselves during break time.â€
LIRA
The Woman MP has said Parliament will soon enact a by-law to punish parents who do not take their children to school. Rebecca Otengo said an estimated 12,000 children of school-going age are not attending school despite the Universal Primary Education programme. Otengo said the children had resorted to roaming the streets, going to video halls and some had turned into thieves. She was at health fair launch for street children organised by Save the Children at Boma grounds recently.
Schools to get
KAMPALA
Eighty schools will receive computers from the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) by March next year. Speaking at a press conference recently, state minister for ICT John Alintuma Nsambu said a batch of over 200 computers would leave the US in February and be supplied to schools by March next year. “All the 80 schools both primary and secondary that applied for computers from the ICT ministry are from Kisoro, Kabale, Mpigi, Jinja and Masaka districts,†Nsambu said.
School gets van
SOROTI
Madera Boys’ Boarding Primary School has acquired a van. The headteacher, Bernard Ogolot, said the van, bought by contributions from parents, is the first since the missionaries left the school. He was speaking during the annual general meeting at the school recently. The Parents Teachers Association’s treasurer, Justine Opolot, said the van cost sh11,500,000. Municipality MP Charles Willy Ekemu was the chief guest.
Minister promises
KAMPALA
State minister for Information Communication and Technology Alintuma Nsambu has promised to equip the YWCA computer laboratory with 30 computers. “This will enable students to match with the international standards of computer literacy,†he said. He was at the launch of the e-learning programme at YWCA headquarters, Nakasero recently. He said the programme would improve students’ performance with the available knowledge on the websites.
Cholera threat
SOROTI
The unhygienic sanitation at Pioneer Primary School is worrying. Due to the ongoing heavy rains, the situation is deplorable. The headteacher, Edward Osidak, described it as horrible. He said the 1,067 pupils were at risk since running water was disconnected last year over unpaid bills accumulated by the internally displaced persons who occupied the school since 2003. Osidak said the school could no longer afford to buy water for the toilets. “We used to buy five jerricans of water per day,†he said adding, “pupils who stay within town go back to their homes to help themselves during break time.â€