Kyabazinga William Gabula Nadiope IV has launched the kindergarten section at New Life Schools in Buwaida village, Buyende district.

Nadiope also broke the ground for the construction of a multimillion upper sections storeyed building which is expected to house the primary and secondary school sections.

Prior to the Kyabazinga’s arrival, Busoga Kingdom Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muvawala launched the Nakabira SACCO at Nakabira trading centre and launched a road project.

Kyabazinga arrived in a convoy at the venue at 1:00 pm and was welcomed by Muvawala, who was flanked by Dr Richmond Wandera of New Life Ministries, Eng. Gerald Isabirye and kingdom finance ministry Ivan Kiirya.

The monarch was led on a guided tour of the kindergarten section where he interacted with some of the pupils in class and their teachers.

The Kyabazinga, who is also the patron of New Life Schools, Buwaida narrated to his subjects how the idea of starting the school was reached at.

He said that school-going children used to trek five kilometres to go to the nearby school and this is one of the many reasons that were based on to establish New Life Schools.

The Kyabazinga implored leaders in Buyende to support the New Life Schools projects to uplift the academic performance in the district.

 Muvawala introduced some of the royal chiefs who attended the ceremony.

The lead pastor of the Kampala-based New Life Church, Dr Richmond Wandera, said New Life Schools, Buwaida is a community school that seeks to provide quality education to vulnerable children in dignifying environment adding that the vision of the school is to train a generation of Godly leaders who will serve nations.

The executive director of New Life Schools, Buwaida, Eng. Isabirye, said that their education model is in line with the Ugandan curriculum adding that they will teach everything as required by the Government.    

Isabirye said the kindergarten will start with 150 pupils when the school term starts and these will include 50 in the Baby class, 50 in middle and 50 in the Top class and that they will not have a specific uniform.

He mentioned some of the challenges that include water and electricity and called upon district leaders to support management of the school in solving them.