What is Nyakasura’s fate?
Mar 28, 2007
SIR — On march 22, you published a very disturbing letter about Nyakasura School entitled “Come to Nyakasura’s rescueâ€. Jonathan Mugabi, quoting the findings of a commission of inquiry into the school’s affairs, revealed many alarming details.
SIR — On march 22, you published a very disturbing letter about Nyakasura School entitled “Come to Nyakasura’s rescueâ€. Jonathan Mugabi, quoting the findings of a commission of inquiry into the school’s affairs, revealed many alarming details.
The commission was sanctioned by the Nyakasura board of governors. Among many other things, it was discovered that S1 students had missed 178 in the third term of 2005 while S2 missed 130. Is this really possible?
Mugabi also says that there is a police post at Nyakasura which was requested for by the headmaster, Mr Ochan Kitara! These are only a few of the scandals enumerated. What I would like to know is what the purpose of the probe was.
I have it on good authority that Kitara was transferred to Nabumali High School but was rejected and bounced back to Nyakasura. Is Nyakasura a dumping ground? After all the discoveries by the investigation committee what has the board of governors done about it?
Are the board members conscientious leaders or part of the problem? Because Nyakasura is a Church-founded school, the board of governors is chaired by Bishop benezeri Kisembo of Rwenzori Diocese.
What does he say about the state of affairs of Nyakasura? As an Old Boy, I am very concerned about the school. The headmaster, is on record as having claimed that there were some people who did not want him at Nyakasura “because of tribalismâ€.
My opinion is that with the kind of rot the investigating committee unearthed, Kitara has no business heading any school anywhere in the country. I doubt whether the parents in his home district would tolerate him either! But Kitara should not be singled out.
All the teachers who have been named to have been involved in gross professional misconduct should also be disciplined and monitored closely. Dispersing them would help them have a fresh start in a different environment. Keeping them together at Nyakasura might perpetuate their behaviour.
Since Mugabi’s letter was published, I have been waiting for a rebuttal either from the board of governors or the headmaster but a week has gone by and nobody has breathed a word! What is the way forward? Last month there was a strike in which a teacher’s car was burnt and school property destroyed.
Is there anyone in charge at Nyakasura? If there isn’t what do the district leaders say or doesn’t kabarole have any? This is totally unacceptable because Nyakasura deserves better and cannot sink into oblivion as everybody watches!
What is Nyakasura’s fate? This question is addressed to all technical and political leaders in kabarole, the Inspector General of Government and the Ministry of Education and the parents of Nyakasura.
James Bagonza
Ontario, Canada
The commission was sanctioned by the Nyakasura board of governors. Among many other things, it was discovered that S1 students had missed 178 in the third term of 2005 while S2 missed 130. Is this really possible?
Mugabi also says that there is a police post at Nyakasura which was requested for by the headmaster, Mr Ochan Kitara! These are only a few of the scandals enumerated. What I would like to know is what the purpose of the probe was.
I have it on good authority that Kitara was transferred to Nabumali High School but was rejected and bounced back to Nyakasura. Is Nyakasura a dumping ground? After all the discoveries by the investigation committee what has the board of governors done about it?
Are the board members conscientious leaders or part of the problem? Because Nyakasura is a Church-founded school, the board of governors is chaired by Bishop benezeri Kisembo of Rwenzori Diocese.
What does he say about the state of affairs of Nyakasura? As an Old Boy, I am very concerned about the school. The headmaster, is on record as having claimed that there were some people who did not want him at Nyakasura “because of tribalismâ€.
My opinion is that with the kind of rot the investigating committee unearthed, Kitara has no business heading any school anywhere in the country. I doubt whether the parents in his home district would tolerate him either! But Kitara should not be singled out.
All the teachers who have been named to have been involved in gross professional misconduct should also be disciplined and monitored closely. Dispersing them would help them have a fresh start in a different environment. Keeping them together at Nyakasura might perpetuate their behaviour.
Since Mugabi’s letter was published, I have been waiting for a rebuttal either from the board of governors or the headmaster but a week has gone by and nobody has breathed a word! What is the way forward? Last month there was a strike in which a teacher’s car was burnt and school property destroyed.
Is there anyone in charge at Nyakasura? If there isn’t what do the district leaders say or doesn’t kabarole have any? This is totally unacceptable because Nyakasura deserves better and cannot sink into oblivion as everybody watches!
What is Nyakasura’s fate? This question is addressed to all technical and political leaders in kabarole, the Inspector General of Government and the Ministry of Education and the parents of Nyakasura.
James Bagonza
Ontario, Canada