UNEB insists on its position that schools have a responsibility to comply with examination registration requirements and that failure to submit candidates can prejudice learners' educational prospects.
Munobwa said the demand for houses remains high as only 10 teachers were living in the condemned quarters while the rest reside outside.
One young protester lost a hand from a police stun grenade earlier in the protests, another lost many of his teeth from a tear-gas canister fired in his face at close range, and another lost an eye.
Hellen Apia, the club's president, said they intervened after carrying out a needs assessment, during which they learnt that the iron sheets had expired after 37 years, resulting in roof leakage.
“I read the questions to her and write down the answers she gives orally. My responsibility is to facilitate her examination, not to provide answers or influence her responses,” said Namulindwa.
Lwanga said they now need sh2.4b to do the finishing and fittings within the chapel.
Michael Onyege, the supervisor overseeing six secondary schools at the Bugondo Sub-County headquarters, reported that out of 744 registered candidates, a girl and a boy from Kamod Secondary School went missing after registration.
Bishop Mwesigwa commended Ambassador Butagira for his exceptional 12-year service as Chancellor of Ankole Diocese.
“Julius Nyerere was a humble and down-to-earth leader. He understood that leadership was about serving the people and not seeking personal benefits. That is why people continue to remember him decades after his death,” Maria said.
The fight started on Tuesday (October 12) at around 10:00am as Rev. Fr. John Baptist Abigaba of St. Mary’s Kagadi catholic Parish in Hoima Diocese was praying for the pupils at Kateete Primary School, prompting parents who belong to the Faith of Unity movement to invade the school with sticks and withdraw their children.
Omara was allegedly getting money from headteachers through Okot at the latter's bar in Lira City, purportedly to save the headteachers from UNEB penalties.
Fountain of Hope Senior Secondary School headteacher Jacob Kiragano said out of the 43 registered candidates, one female did not show up, adding that preliminary investigations indicate that she was pregnant.
Tonny Ogwang, the Oyam district supervisor at Kamdini Police Station Examination Centre 399, said Arova Secondary School and Mariolet Model Secondary School are among the most affected schools because of long distances and poor roads.
“The chalk we bought is all wet, while most of the textbooks, together with pupils’ registers, are also soaked,” said Mary Arego, the school headteacher. For teachers, the destruction has meant more than the loss of a roof. Their office, which previously provided a place to prepare lessons and keep school records, is now unusable.
Kituuma cited a fire at Nakasero Secondary School on September 28, where investigators reviewed closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and reportedly identified a Senior Three student lighting a mattress. “The investigators retrieved the CCTV footage, and they went through it. What did they discover? A Senior Three student setting a mattress on fire,” Kituuma said.
Joseph Nzukwa, the headteacher at Kasese Secondary School, said that after the attack, the Bishop of Kasese Catholic Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Francis Aquirinus Kibira, decided to take care of the 11 survivors and enrolled them at his school, Kasese Secondary School.
“I think it was a mistake. I think it was wrong for the Ministry of Education to say that you don't graduate as a medical doctor until you have done this housemanship course. It was a mistake to mix the two, and it will be corrected. We shouldn't waste time on that,” said the President.
Considered the Father of Ghana's Independence, he pioneered anti-colonial and socialist concepts, writing extensively on neo-colonialism and Western economic exploitation in Africa.
Kampala Lord Mayor, Eng. Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo, was among the guests who paid tribute to the late priest, describing him as a mentor whose investment in people continues to produce results.
“Parents should encourage their children. Do not bring stories from home that will emotionally disturb them at this critical time. Let them concentrate,” Kasibante said.