The project, launched by Tekworo Foundation in partnership with Te-Tekworo Federation in Australia, the project will provide: improved water supply, sanitation facilities and waste management systems.
Dusengimana argues that financially sustainable schools are better positioned to invest in infrastructure, support teachers, improve the learning environment and contribute to Uganda’s development.
Nabirye's research focused on public secondary schools in Wakiso district, where teachers and administrators often work under intense pressure caused by resource constraints, overcrowded classrooms and heavy workloads.
Nakkazi advises prospective doctoral students to begin with a clear reason for pursuing a PhD and to prepare for sacrifices involving finances, social life and personal commitments.“Have a clear reason for pursuing a PhD,” she says.
Kamuegeya cautioned the graduands against the tendency by many scholars and professionals to take pride in their credentials at the expense of competence and ethical service.
The facilities were provided to Arua Public Primary School in Arua City, Kibeedi Primary School in Kibaale District, Buremba Senior Secondary School in Kazo District and Kasaana I Primary School in Sheema District under the Adopt A School Programme.
Uganda Martyrs University awarded degrees, diplomas and certificates to 2,920 graduates during its 32nd graduation ceremony at the main campus in Nkozi, Mpigi district, on Sunday, October 18. The graduates included nine PhD holders, marking a significant milestone in the university’s history.
The call follows a dormitory fire at Hami Junior School in Kagoma, Wakiso District, early Monday that claimed the lives of two pupils and injured others, as well as a separate fire that damaged part of Ivory Hotel in Nansana later that evening.
The suit filed in the Federal Court on behalf of eight applicants seeks to recover compensation for Facebook and Instagram users who were exposed to harmful content or developed an addiction to social media, law firm Minter Ellison and Litigation Lending said in a statement.
According to police, invigilator George Omwa, 54, arrived at the examination room and found about 16 candidates inside, with specimens and apparatus, including test tubes, already exposed to them without a teacher’s supervision. He reportedly ordered them to leave the room.
“As a kingdom, we are with you and shall work together." Close to making a month on the throne, Nyabongo I said challenges among Tooro's young people are holding back the development of the region.
“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.