Boys’ dormitory at Namirembe Hillside High School goes up in flames

February 

18^th February – Fire burnt a dormitory at St. Anthony Roman Catholic Primary School in Nakasongola District, destroying property worth millions. According to the school head teacher, Ms. Allen Musoke, by the time the dormitory caught fire, the pupils had gone for morning lessons at about 5: 30 am and no one was injured. The dormitory was housing boys in Primary Five, Six and Seven.

20^th February – Fire gutted a boys’ dormitory at Najjanankumbi City Academy in Makindye Division in Kampala, destroying lots of property including books, suitcases, utensils and beddings.

21^st February – Fire gutted a dormitory at St Jude Primary School in Nakasongola District and claimed the life of Favor Itaro, a Primary One pupil. Itaro died of suffocation, according to a postmortem report released by police. Seven pupils were injured. District authorities closed the school for one week. The ill-fated dormitory had burglar proof windows, which could have made it difficult for the pupils to escape the fire.

24^th February – A boys’ dormitory at Sembabule Parents Primary School was destroyed by fire when pupils were attending evening classes. The affected dormitory was housing 35 boys and a lot of property was lost.

28^th February – Another fire gutted St. Anthony Roman Catholic Primary School in just a space of 11 days, leading to its closure. The Thursday fire destroyed the girls’ dormitory housing over 18 pupils.

March

20^th March – Fire gutted a boys’ dormitory at St James Secondary School in Mubende District, destroying property worth millions of shillings.

April

4th April – Property worth Shs800 million was destroyed in a dormitory fire at Forest Hill College Mukono (State minister for higher education JC Muyingo’s school). The boys’ dormitory was housing at least 225 students of senior three to senior six. Authorities say no one was hurt by the fire that destroyed students’ mattresses, books, jerrycans, clothes and money, among others.

May

27^th May – Fire gutted a boys’ dormitory at Kisoso Parents Primary School, a day after pupils reported for second term, destroying some property including suit cases which involved pupils’ belongings and beddings. According to the Southern Police spokesman Paul Kangave, the incident happened at around 7:30pm on Monday. It is suspected that the fire could have been a result of a wrongly installed solar panel system at the dormitory, according to Charles Nsereko, the school director.

Mr. Kangave said the dormitory accommodates about 160 pupils, but by the time of the incident, only 60 had reported and none were injured.

July

20^th July – Fourteen students were injured in Nakaloke Islamic School in Mbale District after a fire suspected to have started from one of the dormitories near the mosque reduced properties to ashes before it was contained by the Police Fire Brigade. Textbooks, classroom work, mattresses, case boxes, clothing and utensils, belonging to 50 students were all destroyed.

25^th July – students of Namirembe Hillside High School in Kitetika, Wakiso District lost property worth millions of shillings after a fire gutted one of their dormitories.

Property worth Shs800m destroyed in a dormitory fire at Forest Hill College Mukono

September

18^th September – Pupils of Happy Times SS, Masajja in Wakiso District lost a lot of property when fire gutted one of the dormitories.

21^st September – Just three days later, another fire gutted a dormitory at Kyotera Infant and Primary School. The fire started at the door of the boys’ dormitory and quickly spread to the rest of the facility. No lives were lost but pupils’ belongings such as mattresses, shoes, suit cases, clothes and books were burnt to ashes.

Caution is needed

This alarming rate of fire outbreaks calls for more caution from school authorities to always ensure that they have working firefighting equipment, and that learners have the knowledge of how to operate it.

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Among the 22% that passed, 378 sat on direct entry, 42 were on degree entry while 27 were on diploma entry.

The list pinned at Makerere University shows that from 2,080 candidates who sat pre-entry exams, only 447 students passed and 1633 failed. The percentage of students who failed goes to about 78%.

All students who are willing to take the course of Barchelors of Law are bu the University required to sit for the pre-entry exams.

The pre-entry examinations involve areas such as reading and comprehension skills; language skills; numerical skills and logic; general knowledge and analytical writing skills.

However, Makerere University Academic Registrar said that students who got 50% and above qualifies to join the University in the next academic year.

 “The candidates who scored 50 percent and above passed the examinations. The successful candidates who may be interested in studying Bachelor of Laws under private sponsorship should apply for Day or evening before the deadline of 30th April 2019,” Alfred Masikye said.

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The deceased was pursuing studies in the University of England and was home in Uganda for holidays. However, he reportedly went missing on January 21. However, police found him murdered after a three-days search.

According to the last people who saw Ntambala, the 24 year old boarded a boda boda from Kamwokya to his parents home in Bunga but the motorcyclist could have diverted to another place.

Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire said Police has launched a search for the boda boda rider.

Police also alleges that since Ntambala, his murderer could have targeted him hoping to scoop some huge amounts of money on him.
By press time, police authorities indicated that the body was lying at Mulago hospital mortuary for postmortem.

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According to the Ministry of Education spokesperson, Mr Patrick Muinda, the Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) will present results of pupils’ performance before Ms Museveni on Wednesday at the State House Nakasero, 

“Uneb officials will brief the  on the performance of last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations on Wednesday January 16, 2019 at 11am and later release them on Thursday January 17, 2019 at 11am at President’s Office,” Mr Muinda said.

Last year, UNEB registered a 3.9 per cent increase with 671,923 candidates registered to sit 2018 PLE from 13,072 centres across the country compared to 646,041 from 12, 751 in 2017. 

According to the executive Secretary of Uganda National examinations board Dan Odongo Of the total candidature, 476,131 were from Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools and 195,792 private. 

346,963 candidates were females while 324,960 were males.

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Applicants should submit their applications before Thursday 31st January, 2019.

Below are the required qualifications needed from the applicants to the scholarship

• Each applicant should possess at least a Credit or Second Class or equivalent Diploma in a relevant field from a recognised Institution.
• A Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least 5 Passes (or its equivalent) and a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with at least One Principal Pass and Two Subsidiary Passes obtained at the same sitting (or its
  equivalent).
• Principal subjects required for admission to Diploma must be passed at Principal or Subsidiary levels.
• Each applicant should also attach a copy of the Birth Certificate to the application form.
• A non refundable application fee of Shs.50,000/ = (Fifty thousand shillings only) plus the Bank Charge should be paid to any Stanbic Bank, dfcu Bank (Makerere Branch), Post Bank, Centenary Bank before collecting the application form from the Admissions Office, Room 315 and 316 Level 3, in the Senate Building, Makerere University.
• Certified copies of Diploma Transcripts (not photocopies of certified copies) from the awarding Institutions must be attached to the application forms.

Candidates with a third or pass diplomas are not eligible for the scholarship. 

Below are the programmes that will be covered under the scheme;

 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (CHS)

CODE   PROGRAMME

MAM Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery BDS   Bachelor of Dental Surgery PHA  Bachelor of Pharmacy BMR  Bachelor of Science in Medical Radiography BEH  Bachelor of Environmental Health Science BSB  Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences BBI  Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering BYT Bachelor of Cytotechnology NUR Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSL Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Therapy BPT Bachelor of Optometry

 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (CAES)                                                                                                          AGR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture FST Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology AGE Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering AGM Bachelor of Agribusiness Management BAM Bachelor of Science in Land Use and Management HOT Bachelor of Science in Horticulture BVS Bachelor of Environmental Science BAR Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural Innovation , BMT Bachelor of Science in Meteorology HUN Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition BOF Bachelor of Science in Forestry BTH Bachelor of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management 

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DESIGN, ART AND TECHNOLOGY (CEDAT)                                                                                                      ARC Bachelor of Architecture LSG Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying and Geomatics ELE Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering CIV Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering MEC Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering STE Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications Engineering SQS Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying SLE Bachelor of Science in Land Economics SCM Bachelor of Science in Construction Management CMP Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering FIN Bachelor of Industrial and Fine Arts 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (COBAMS)

STA Bachelor of Statistics BQE Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics BPS Bachelor of Science in Population Studies BBS Bachelor of Science in Business Statistics ECO Bachelor of Arts in Economics DEC Bachelor of Arts in Development Economics COE Bachelor of Commerce ADM Bachelor of Business Administration

 COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (CHUSS)

MUS Bachelor of Arts in Music BDF Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Film BCO Bachelor of Community Psychology BIP Bachelor of Industrial and Organisational Psychology SOC Bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration 

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES (CONAS)

SCP Bachelor of Science (Physical) SCB Bachelor of Science (Biological)SEC Bachelor of Science (Economics) BIC Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry BFS Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture BSP Bachelor of Sports Science BCB Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology BPG Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geo-science and Production BBT Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology 

COLLEGE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES (COCIS)

CSC Bachelor of Science in Computer Science BSW Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering 1ST Bachelor of Information Systems and Technology LIS Bachelor of Library and Information Science BRA Bachelor of Records and Archives Management 

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, ANIMAL RESOURCES &. BIOSECURITY (COVAB)

VET Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine WHM Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Health and Management

MLT Bachelor of Biomedical Laboratory TechnologyBAP Bachelor of Animal Production Technology and Management 

SCHOOL OF LAW (SOL)

LAW Bachelor of Laws

NB: All applicants for Bachelor of Laws will be required to sit and pass the Pre-entry examinations set by Makerere University. The advert for PreEntry exams will come out in March, 2019. 

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL (MUBS)

COM Bachelor of Commerce BBD Bachelor of Business Administration BIB Bachelor of International Business BLH Bachelor of Leisure and Hospitality Management BES Bachelor of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management BBC Bachelor of Business Computing BIM Bachelor of Office and Information Management PSM Bachelor of Procurement and Supply Chain Management

1. HOW TO APPLY

Application will be online using the new AIMS System after getting a pay reference number using the new AIMS System Number but applicants will have to submit certified copies of their Diploma transcripts and certificates and a passport size photograph to Office 315 and 316, Level 3 Senate Building after payment of application fees.

2. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL USER GUIDE

1. Applicants should access the Institution’s Admissions URL https://admissions.mak.ac.ug

2. Signup using full name, e-mail and Mobile No. Please note that your name must be similar to the one on your supporting academic documents for your application to be considered valid. If you changed your names please go to Senate Building Office 301 with an affidavit supporting the name change.

3. A password will be sent to both your e-mail and mobile number.

4. The system will prompt you to change the password to the one you can easily remember.

5. To fill a form the applicant clicks on the APPLY NOW button displayed on the running scheme.

6. Obtain a payment advice slip by clicking on “Pay for Form” button

7. Make a payment at any of the following Banks:

(a) Stanbic

(b) Post Bank

(c) Centenary Bank

(d) DFCU Bank

(e) UBA Bank

WARNING

(i) Applicants are strongly warned against presenting forged or other people’s academic documents to support their applications for admission. The consequences, if discovered, are very grave indeed.

(ii) Do not buy any other documents not originating from the Academic Registrar’s Office. Those who buy them do so at their own risk.

(iii) The Academic Registrar has not appointed any agents to act on his behalf to solicit for additional funds other than the application fee stated above.

Alfred Masikye Namoah
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR
DATE: 17th December, 2018

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Isiko is accused of sending love messages to to Kabarole district woman MP Sylvia Rwaboogo who termed them as being against her life due to fear.

YMCA student Brian Isiko(left) with mother(right) was on Thursday granted bail on a cash bond of Shs1 million

The 25-year-old finally paid the one million shillings court asked him to deposit as bail having spent the entire week in prison for failure to reach the amount.

Isiko missed his end of year exams at YMCA-Jinja branch where he was admitted at the beginning of this year for a certificate in Accountancy while in prison.

The mother of the 25 year old Rachael Nakamya has hailed thanks of all the financial support extended to her family since June 2018 when her son was first charged before Buganda Road court and sentenced to a 2-year imprisonment term.

However, the punishment was later the High court due to procedural errors.

Isiko is expected back to Buganda Road Court grade one magistrate Stellah Amabilis court on October 29 2018 to face the charges.

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Management and students of Soroti Flying school some of these students are under qualified. courtsey photo

Members of Parliament on the Government Assurances and Implementation Committee have queried the irregularities in the admission of students to Soroti Flying School.

During a meeting between the Committee and the Soroti District Local Government on 19 May 2018, the Mayor of Soroti, Paul Omer, said that there are challenges of recruitment at the School, with a lot of unqualified people being recruited. He also added that the people from the Teso region were not being considered for admission to the school, yet the President had promised that students from the region would be recruited on preferential basis.

“There is a girl in this school who joined and is about to graduate She applied with excellent grades but was not considered until she went to the President and told him she is an orphan,” he said.

Omer requested the Committee to raise the matter to the concerned authorities and find out a way of stamping out the irregularities and to remind the President of his pledge.

Lt. Col. Ronald Turyamubona, the Director of the School responded that before he joined the school, the irregular  recruitment process was prevalent, but assured the MPs that this was being addressed..

“When I joined this institution, there were gross problems of mismanagement for 10 years people were being recruited irregularly. I found out that 90% of the students here were not even qualified,” he said.

Turyamubona added that there are students sponsored by State House, UPDF, Uganda Police Force and private students, of which the former were being recruited by senior staff indiscriminately.

“Some years back, there was a high recruitment of students which created backlog without enough trainers and we had to halt it,” he said.

Hon. Hassan Fungaroo Kaps (FDC, Obongi), the Chairperson of the Committee promised that the Committee would look into the matter and condemned the practice.

“Every Ugandan should have the opportunity to attend the Flying School to ensure equal representation from all parts of the country,” he noted.

Hon. Flavia Byekwaso (UPDF), however, said that such scenarios occur when there is an undisciplined officer in the recruitment exercise who propagates the idea.

“It may not be the institution but individuals who are corrupt or harbour other ulterior motives, so we need isolate these individuals,” she added.

Hon. Silas Aogon (NRM, Kumi Municipality) added there is need to streamline the recruitment process.

“There are cases of people coming from other regions to get recruited somewhere else which is wrong; how can the entire Flying School have no one from the region,” he said.

Turyamubona added that there were institution houses that were sold off by Ministry of Lands and the IGG is looking into the matter.

“We also have challenges of funding and staffing. I have one instructor for ten students instead of one instructor for four students,” he said. He also noted with concern the low tuition fees charged to private students.

“The average student on private pays shs72 million???? for the entire programme and they have to fly for 240 hours, yet fuel costs US$2 per litre and this is because the structure we use is what was charged in the 70s. However, in Ethiopia the charge per student is US$70,000,” he said.

Soroti Flying School is currently training 81 pilots and 61 engineers with nine aircraft of which seven are  new.

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Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee of Education and Sports, Hon. Nakayenze Connie (Right) . Internet Photos

Parliament has approved a recommendation by the parliamentary education committee to halt the salary increment of science teacher stating that its discriminatory against arts teachers.

The parliamentary committee on education and sports chaired by Connie Nakayenze Galiwanango recommended that the salary increment of the Science teachers in the financial year 2018/19 be put on halt.

MPs rejected the increment of science teachers after the minister of Public Service, Wilson Muruli Mukasa pleaded with to allow the pay and failed.

Muruli  Mukasa had wanted MPs to consider increment of science teacher salary  over  arts teachers on basis  that sciences are the foundation of any society that wants to develop.

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The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga said that government should find a solution to teachers pay rise without discrimination.

The committee said that government should consider harmonization of both the Arts and Science teachers’ salaries be actualized through wide consultations with the concerned stakeholders before effecting the proposal.

The committee report said that government should reconsider the proposal since what it intends to do is unconstitutional and discriminatory.

The committee report recommended that the amount allocated towards enhancement of the science teachers’ salaries should be used to recruit the 2,000 science teachers so that the schools without any teachers in the science subjects can be supported.

Kadaga said that government should find a solution to teachers pay rise without discrimination- Internet Photos

The committee recommends that the Ministry of Education and Sports together with the Ministry of Finance   harmonize the salary structure in all public universities and halt the acquisition of new universities until funds are got for full payment of the university staff salaries.

The committee also asked the Ministry of Finance to provide for the l05 billion shillings shortfall in the salaries of public universities to avert unrest at the universities.

The committee further recommended that all resources allocated to the higher education students financing including the 4,ooo government sponsorship at universities and the over 6,000 government sponsorship at tertiary institutions, State House scholarships and bilateral aid plus scholarships be sent to the Higher Education Students Financing Board for equal consideration of all Ugandan students.

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