Bwambale defends Rwenzori Girls
TALKBACK<br>The article written by Nzinjah which appeared in your paper of June 9, 2004 about Mt Rwenzori Girls’ was not in good faith.<br>The writer either lacked facts or deliberately attacked the integrity of the Ministry of Education and perhaps Hon. Bwambale Loice.
TALKBACK
The article written by Nzinjah which appeared in your paper of June 9, 2004 about Mt Rwenzori Girls’ was not in good faith.
The writer either lacked facts or deliberately attacked the integrity of the Ministry of Education and perhaps Hon. Bwambale Loice.
First of all, Kasese District Council, as a whole, has not taken a decision on the said School.
I am aware it was the district executive which sat and with more technical information, they took a positive decision and appreciated governments initiative in grant- aiding Mt. Rwenzori among only 34 schools grant-aided in 2003/04 in Uganda. But they appealed to the Ministry to grant aid more schools in Kasese.
What is Nzinjah’s worry? Kilembe Mines has not complained about grant aiding the school because they are more informed. Your reporter ought to have travelled to Kilembe Mines to enrich himself with the current relationship and Kilembe Mines policy about Government Schools in Company buildings. Mt. Rwenzori is not the only government school in Kilembe Mines buildings.
-Educating 100 girls in Kasese who if they took on Loice Bwambale as a role model would be adequate.
- I am not MP Busongora South as Nzinjah’s article claims. The so-called District Council meeting never took place. Perhaps Nzinjah is referring to the Social services sector Committee meeting whose recommendations will go to the whole council.
-The report has portrayed the CAO, Giles Kahika as having attended. Did he say nothing? I am convinced by the CAO’s experience and competence that he ought to have guided the sector committee on the Government policy on the girl child education.
But Nzinjah’s article does not have the temerity to quote the CAO but in details misquoted his junior Mupanda.
How do sector committees at district levels operate efficiently and effectively and if they are going to ignore technical advice from departmental heads?
Nzinjah’s report intimidates the Minister of Education and Sports who in my opinion is guided by his ministry policy not directives from districts unless such have been required as guidelines by the Minister. The article lied about Kuruhe SS and Kisinga Vocational Secondary School.
The writer talks of Kisinga Vocational Institute. There is no such Institute in Kisinga Sub-county.
The article makes one wonder whether secondary schools have already been decentralised. I am now apprehensive that if secondary schools are decentralised, they will be over politicised and may eventually be destroyed through intrigues among political cliques.
Your reporter has scandalised the only girls’ school in Busongora County as if the people of Busongora have no right to government assistance.
Busongora voted for UPM in 1980 and has suffered marginalisation during past regimes because of that.
The article was malicious and disorganises Joshua Mupanda, the District Inspector of Schools who has been giving inspection reports about Mt Rwenzori each time the school got a license to operate.
Infact, I bet Nzinjah has never been to Kilembe (Mt Rwenzori girls for the last three years the school has been in existence: Even when it is a 10 minutes drive from Kasese Town council.
I would have respected that report if Nzinjah was quoting me the women MP and distinguished educationist in Kasese, and purported to be owner of the School.
Through visionary leadership as is required of leaders of my calibre, I professionally and politically mobilised Busongora County people to support the school.
It is Nzinjah who has shunned the school. The ministry, which promotes girls’ education, visited the school and interviewed the headteacher and grant was given. What is the people’s problem?
The writer is the woman MP for Kesese district
The article written by Nzinjah which appeared in your paper of June 9, 2004 about Mt Rwenzori Girls’ was not in good faith.
The writer either lacked facts or deliberately attacked the integrity of the Ministry of Education and perhaps Hon. Bwambale Loice.
First of all, Kasese District Council, as a whole, has not taken a decision on the said School.
I am aware it was the district executive which sat and with more technical information, they took a positive decision and appreciated governments initiative in grant- aiding Mt. Rwenzori among only 34 schools grant-aided in 2003/04 in Uganda. But they appealed to the Ministry to grant aid more schools in Kasese.
What is Nzinjah’s worry? Kilembe Mines has not complained about grant aiding the school because they are more informed. Your reporter ought to have travelled to Kilembe Mines to enrich himself with the current relationship and Kilembe Mines policy about Government Schools in Company buildings. Mt. Rwenzori is not the only government school in Kilembe Mines buildings.
-Educating 100 girls in Kasese who if they took on Loice Bwambale as a role model would be adequate.
- I am not MP Busongora South as Nzinjah’s article claims. The so-called District Council meeting never took place. Perhaps Nzinjah is referring to the Social services sector Committee meeting whose recommendations will go to the whole council.
-The report has portrayed the CAO, Giles Kahika as having attended. Did he say nothing? I am convinced by the CAO’s experience and competence that he ought to have guided the sector committee on the Government policy on the girl child education.
But Nzinjah’s article does not have the temerity to quote the CAO but in details misquoted his junior Mupanda.
How do sector committees at district levels operate efficiently and effectively and if they are going to ignore technical advice from departmental heads?
Nzinjah’s report intimidates the Minister of Education and Sports who in my opinion is guided by his ministry policy not directives from districts unless such have been required as guidelines by the Minister. The article lied about Kuruhe SS and Kisinga Vocational Secondary School.
The writer talks of Kisinga Vocational Institute. There is no such Institute in Kisinga Sub-county.
The article makes one wonder whether secondary schools have already been decentralised. I am now apprehensive that if secondary schools are decentralised, they will be over politicised and may eventually be destroyed through intrigues among political cliques.
Your reporter has scandalised the only girls’ school in Busongora County as if the people of Busongora have no right to government assistance.
Busongora voted for UPM in 1980 and has suffered marginalisation during past regimes because of that.
The article was malicious and disorganises Joshua Mupanda, the District Inspector of Schools who has been giving inspection reports about Mt Rwenzori each time the school got a license to operate.
Infact, I bet Nzinjah has never been to Kilembe (Mt Rwenzori girls for the last three years the school has been in existence: Even when it is a 10 minutes drive from Kasese Town council.
I would have respected that report if Nzinjah was quoting me the women MP and distinguished educationist in Kasese, and purported to be owner of the School.
Through visionary leadership as is required of leaders of my calibre, I professionally and politically mobilised Busongora County people to support the school.
It is Nzinjah who has shunned the school. The ministry, which promotes girls’ education, visited the school and interviewed the headteacher and grant was given. What is the people’s problem?
The writer is the woman MP for Kesese district