Education State Minister, Hon Sseninde A bill aimed at reforming the Uganda National Examinations Board to enable it regulate and oversee the national examinations has been presented before Parliament. The Uganda National Examinations Board Bill, 2020 was tabled by the State Minister for Primary Education, Hon. Rosemary Sseninde on Tuesday,14
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The education minister George Magoha said schools will reopen in 2021 Kenya's education minister has said schools should either refund parents the school fees paid for this academic year or agree to forward it to next year. The minister George Magoha was responding to concerns raised after his Tuesday announcement
Read MoreFresh Kid receiving his tablet from Rajiv Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Kampala Parents’ School has today donated two Tablets to young music Artists Patrick Ssenyonjo aka Fresh Kid and Faith Nanyanzi aka Felista Di Superstar to help them study their classes online from Kampala Parents’ School. The teaching
Read MoreLDC students with Speaker Kadaga Students at the Law Development Centre have petitioned Speaker Rebecca Kadaga seeking Parliament to rescind its earlier position banning online studies. The law students argue that the ban contravenes their right to education. Led by LDC Guild Speaker, Joannita Lwensisi, the LDC students handed over
Read MoreCOVID-19 is set to leave over 5,000 permanently closed The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to leave about 5000 private schools and higher institutions of learning permanently closed for failing to stay afloat, the National planning Authority (NPA) has warned. Appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee today to submit the Authority’s
Read MoreGulu University main building Gulu University has defended its decision to recruit staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has left many organizations financially limping. The University officials led by Acting University Secretary, Asaf Adebua today appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to the auditor general’s queries. PAC
Read MoreMeet 54-Year-Old Focused Taxi Driver Pursuing Masters Degree With Ambition To Transform Society
Patrick Tumusiime Kamulegeya graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Ndejje University. He is now at Makerere University pursuing Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology He is generally well off financially compared to many Ugandans especially his contemporaries. He has a good house admired by many, he has
Read MoreGovernment has been urged to pays salaries of teachers in private schools for at least a year. The proposal was tabled today morning before Parliament’s Committee on National Economy by leaders of National Private Educational Institutions Association. They were presenting a situation report on their sector in the wake of
Read MoreMembers of Parliament have opposed the re-opening of schools for candidate classes citing ill preparedness by government, schools and parents. President Yoweri Museveni in his recent address directed that schools to re-open for candidate classes as one of the measure of easing the coronavirus lock down. For updates and latest
Read MoreEducation Ministry Orders Private Schools To Pay Staff Salaries During COVID-19 Lockdown
Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports directed owners of private schools to honour their contractual obligations and pay up staff salaries and not hide behind the Coronovirus pandemic. In a circular sent out to all school owners, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports, Alex Kakooza (pictured) said the
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