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KIBALE - President Yoweri Museveni has urged school administrators to integrate career guidance sessions into their curriculum to help students choose subjects that are relevant to the job market.

He gave an example of science subjects, Mathematics and ICT in his speech during the centenary celebrations of Kigezi High School in Kabale district on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

Vice President Jessica Alupo represented him at the celebrations that were led by Gaddie Akanjuna, the Bishop of Kigezi Diocese.

Vice President Jessica Alupo represented President Museveni at the celebrations. (All Photos by Eddie Ssejjoba)

Gaddie Akanjuna, the Bishop of Kigezi Diocese welcomes Vice President Jessica Alupo on arrival for the function.

“There is a high demand for doctors, accountants, science teachers, nurses, engineers, ICT experts, etc., by the private sector. However, due to the lack of career guidance in schools, fewer students are choosing science and ICT-based courses,” the President said.

He noted that this has created a mismatch between the school curriculum and the job market in the private sector.

“The outcome is the unemployment problem, among the young people,” he said.

Museveni stated that the focus of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government is on the creation of jobs and wealth for the households.

A cake was cut during the centenary celebrations of Kigezi High School.

“We have made commendable progress in resolving the bottleneck of poor infrastructure, which rendered Uganda unattractive, for business and investment. The country now boasts of enough electricity, good tarmacked roads, peace and stability, etc,” he said.

He noted that these are important because they help to lower the costs of doing business in an economy.

“However, these prevailing favourable conditions of peace, security, good infrastructure etc, must be translated into jobs and wealth. Development alone is not enough, though it must come first,” he said.

VP Alupo is gifted with her portrait, this was after the centenary celebrations of Kigezi High School.

Vice President Alupo plants a tree.

He explained that development is a collective good for everyone and it must, however, be translated into jobs and wealth for the families in order to be meaningful.

“Therefore, I would like to use this opportunity to urge the leaders to mobilize communities to participate in production, in the four sectors of commercial agriculture, industries, services and ICT," he said.

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Here is more of the pictures from the centenary celebrations of Kigezi High School, all by Vision Group's Eddie Ssejjoba;

Students welcome the Vice President Alupo on her arrival for the function.