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Micro Finance Support Centre withholds 7 billion for Teachers SACCO-MPs summon officials

Micro Finance Support Centre withholds 7 billion for Teachers SACCO-MPs summon officials

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has said it has discovered that there is alot of rigidity among top managers of the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) in the transfer of Teacher’s SACCO funds for its operation. This has prompted the committee to issue summons to managers of the Micro Finance Support Centre to explain […]

UNATU demands appropriate headteacher upgrade channels

UNATU demands appropriate headteacher upgrade channels

Leaders of the Teachers union are condemning the upgrading of head teachers in public schools saying the system being used by the Education Service Commission is out of law as it seeks to render most head teachers jobless and now UNATU demands that the commission uses the appropriate channels to enforce upgrades. According to the […]

A bill to emphasise physical activity beyond sports is in the works

A bill to emphasise physical activity beyond sports is in the works

In a bid to enhance physical fitness among Ugandan citizens, the Justice Ministry is currently drafting the Physical and Sports Science bill that will replace the current National Council of Sports act which was enacted way back in 1964 and does not live to the current standards. According to the Commissioner Physical Education and Sports in the […]

National head count exercise starts

  The ministry of education and sports has informed the Chief Administrative Officers, district chairpersons, district education officers, municipal education officers, districts security officers, and heads of schools that there will be a national head count exercise for S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 and S6 students on Universal Secondary Education (USE) schools in Uganda. The […]

Buganda to offer 81,000 school bursaries

As millions of parents in Uganda struggle to find school fees for their relatives and children, the kingdom of Buganda has come out for their remedy. A source in Buganda kingdom headquarters in Bulange Mengo told us on phone today that the kingdom is set to offer 81,000 bursaries to children from unprivileged families in […]