Vice president Sekandi launches 1,500 students library.

Feb 04, 2017

He said he has seen this school growing from one classroom with less than ten students to an enrollment of 1,600 students

The Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has appealed to schools to invest more in developing infrastructures that will enhance students' academic performance.

He said though some schools start small with financial constraints, they can still grow if they prioritize investment in areas that will spur academic excellence.
 
Sekandi on Friday was  launching a students'  library  for Light Secondary and Vocational School in Bulenga in Wakiso district which was  named  after him for his generous contribution  and fundraising to towards  its formation  with a seating capacity of over 1,500 students.

He said he has seen this school growing from one classroom with less than ten students to an enrollment of 1,600 students and employs about 300 people including the surrounding local community.

However the director of the school Salongo Joseph Mbuga said the ministry  of education should  revisit  the  criteria for  closing schools  that  do not  conform  to the required  standards  and instead  collaborate with  the schools  administration to  put things right.

"School inspectors shouldn't treasure closure of schools that  that are  in poor  condition but  instead  collaborate with management to  bring  about sanity . Most of good schools have come a long way with some  started in motor garages and under tree-sheds ," said Mbuga.

Pr.Samuel Kajoba the bishop of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Central Uganda during the thanksgiving service  applauded Sekandi for being positive towards  developmental projects.  

 

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