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Government to construct science laboratories

Gerald Businge — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:54:11 +0000

It seems the speed at which Uganda’s education system/policies move at the moment the sky is the limit. The government of Uganda, according to the Commissioner for secondary education in Uganda government, John Agaba, is to construct science laboratories and information Communication Technology laboratories across the country using resources from Iran, China, Cuba and France among other donors.

Agaba says that this would encourage more students doing science combinations and science related studies in Mathematics and economics. As you read this mathematics and Information Communication Technology studies in Uganda are compulsory.

Agaba says that about 600 government– aided A-Level schools have Information Communication Technology laboratories and the government has been retooling teachers all over Uganda to teach Information Communication Technology.

The Government through the ministry of Education and Sports has already retooled over 400 of teachers and 360 head teachers in regard to Information Communication Technology.

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S5 selection exercise opens in Kampala

Gerald Businge — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:08:34 +0000

Head teachers of A-Level schools in Uganda have converged in Kampala to begin a selection exercise for Senior Five students.

Head teachers of top schools such as Buddo College, St. Marys Namagunga and St Marys Kisubi are among hundreds of headmasters who have converged to select candidates for S5 class of academic year 2012.

The head teachers are supposed to select their favourite students out of the 267, 024 students who sat UCE examinations in 2011.

Out of the 267,024 students, 254, 220 obtained UCE certificate making them eligible to join Senior Five, Primary Teachers’ Colleges and Business Technical Vocational institutions among others. Considering improved performance in last year’s UCE exams, most schools have hiked the cut off points for S5 candidates.

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Court Nulifies Igeme Nabeta election as Jinja Municipality MP

Gerald Businge — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:51:09 +0000

The Court of Appeal has nullified the election of Jinja Municipality East MP Nathan Igeme Nabeta and ordered for fresh and immediate elections in the constituency.

The three judges led by Constance Byamugisha cited the lack of requisite academic qualifications and voter bribery to nullify Nabeta’s election.

The judges faulted the High Court in Jinja for reaching at a wrong decision when it dismissed a petition filed against Nabeta by Paul Mwiru of the Forum for Democratic Change.

Jinja High Court Judge Monica Mugenyi on June 28th dismissed Mwiru’s petition for lack of evidence to support the petitioner’s claims of voter bribery and lack of minimum academic papers.

Mwiru lost to Nabeta in the February 2011 parliamentary elections.

But the Court of Appeal judges evaluated the evidence on record adduced by Mwiru’s lawyers, Joseph Kyazze and Ambrose Tebyasa and ruled that the National Council for Higher Education breached the law when it accepted Nabeta’s certificate of A-Level equivalent without consulting the UNEB.

The judges also addressed their mind on the bribery evidence against Nabeta and found out that it was sufficient enough to succeed in the High Court.

Mwiru had told court that Nabeta gave out compressors and wielding machines to four garages in his constituency during campaigns, which amounts to a bribe.

The judges ordered Nabeta to pay Mwiru costs of the petition.

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