Kabojja sold to university
KABOJJA Secondary School has been sold to the Islamic University in Uganda, leaving parents and students in distress.
By Carol Natukunda and Felix Osike
KABOJJA Secondary School has been sold to the Islamic University in Uganda, leaving parents and students in distress.
Sources said the sale followed the failure by the directors to settle a huge debt they owed to the bank.
Founded in 1997, Kabojja is a private school located off Masaka Road.
Owned by Ahmed Nsubuga, a business man, the school had a student population of about 700, both boys and girls.
“We are devastated. The worst thing is that they did not give us notice. When we went to cross-check last week before paying the fees for this term, we were told the school was closing in December. I think it could have been handled differently,†a parent commented yesterday.
The December deadline was set to allow Senior Four and Six students to sit their final exams.
The school has been offering both national and international (Cambridge) curriculums.
There were about 140 students on the Cambridge programme.
They were scheduled to report for the new academic year on Monday.
However, their parents were informed last week that they had to look for alternative schools.
The Cambridge examinations are due in June next year.
“I am so stressed. I have to start looking for another school, and then become a newcomer again!†said a Senior Two student.
“I have to begin hitting the streets yet again to look for another job,†pondered a teacher who preferred anonymity.
Ahmed Lwasa, the head teacher, insisted that the school was only being upgraded to a university level, a move that had been discussed with all the stakeholders, including teachers, parents and students.
He, however, admitted that some teachers would be affected.
“But those with a master’s degree may be re-absorbed. The workers (non-teaching staff) will remain,†he explained.
The university rector, Dr. Ahmed Sengendo, said Kabojja would become part of their Kampala campus by August.
Before that the university would send experts to evaluate what is required for the upgrade.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Aggrey Kibenge, said they had not yet received any complaints.
He added that when licenses are given private institutions, they are reminded to be sensitive to parents, teachers and students.
“We always tell them to work out an exit strategy in case they want to change their institution to something else so they do not inconvenience anybody. A school can become bankrupt, but there must still be a strategy.â€
KABOJJA Secondary School has been sold to the Islamic University in Uganda, leaving parents and students in distress.
Sources said the sale followed the failure by the directors to settle a huge debt they owed to the bank.
Founded in 1997, Kabojja is a private school located off Masaka Road.
Owned by Ahmed Nsubuga, a business man, the school had a student population of about 700, both boys and girls.
“We are devastated. The worst thing is that they did not give us notice. When we went to cross-check last week before paying the fees for this term, we were told the school was closing in December. I think it could have been handled differently,†a parent commented yesterday.
The December deadline was set to allow Senior Four and Six students to sit their final exams.
The school has been offering both national and international (Cambridge) curriculums.
There were about 140 students on the Cambridge programme.
They were scheduled to report for the new academic year on Monday.
However, their parents were informed last week that they had to look for alternative schools.
The Cambridge examinations are due in June next year.
“I am so stressed. I have to start looking for another school, and then become a newcomer again!†said a Senior Two student.
“I have to begin hitting the streets yet again to look for another job,†pondered a teacher who preferred anonymity.
Ahmed Lwasa, the head teacher, insisted that the school was only being upgraded to a university level, a move that had been discussed with all the stakeholders, including teachers, parents and students.
He, however, admitted that some teachers would be affected.
“But those with a master’s degree may be re-absorbed. The workers (non-teaching staff) will remain,†he explained.
The university rector, Dr. Ahmed Sengendo, said Kabojja would become part of their Kampala campus by August.
Before that the university would send experts to evaluate what is required for the upgrade.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Education, Aggrey Kibenge, said they had not yet received any complaints.
He added that when licenses are given private institutions, they are reminded to be sensitive to parents, teachers and students.
“We always tell them to work out an exit strategy in case they want to change their institution to something else so they do not inconvenience anybody. A school can become bankrupt, but there must still be a strategy.â€