Dorothy Mukasa, the Executive Director of Unwanted Witness Uganda, said the initiative aims to build a pool of young lawyers from different law schools with a strong understanding of digital rights. Uganda Christian University (UCU) has won the regional rounds of the Unwanted Witness Privacy Moot Competition after defeating Tanzania’s University of Dar es Salaam […]
According to a statement from the university’s Dean of Students’ office, Musimenta was found dead in her room at Sports Pro-Hostel, where she was staying. Two university students have died in separate incidents in Mbarara and Kampala, leaving their institutions and families mourning. At Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), a first-year Bachelor of […]
Nairambi Seed School has an enrolment of 807 students, of whom 462 are in the boarding section, while Buvuma College has 370 students, with 200 accommodated in the boarding section. Buvuma leaders have moved to intervene after headteachers of the district’s only three government secondary schools suspended their boarding sections over parents’ failure to pay […]
The school administrators also said some parents had stopped honouring agreements reached during parents’ meetings regarding the payment of boarding fees. Headteachers of three secondary schools in Buvuma District have resolved to suspend their boarding sections, citing parents’ failure to pay agreed functional fees. The affected schools are Nairambi Seed School, Buvuma College and Bweema […]
In Mpumu Archdeaconry, Bugoye CoU registered 15 candidates, but one did not sit the examination and the remaining 14 were ungraded. Bunyama CoU also registered 15 candidates, with only one scoring Division Four and the other 14 ungraded. With just over a month to the start of the 2026 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), performance in the […]
While releasing the mock exams, the Bishop of Mukono Diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo, challenged the headteachers to use the remaining period before the Primary Leaving Examinations to improve the performance of the candidates. A total of 2,944 candidates have scored Division U in the 2026 Mukono Diocese mock examinations, with only 334 candidates attaining Division […]
Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson ASP Luke Owoyesigyire said police visited and examined the scene, while the deceased’s body was conveyed to the City Mortuary for a postmortem examination. A 14-year-old student has died after being struck by lightning at Nakaswa Secondary School in Kasawo Sub-county, Mukono District. The incident occurred on Thursday, September 17, […]
He said: “Abaagala abaana baabwe basomere bwereere era bagenda kusomera bwereere!” meaning that those who want their children to study entirely for free risk gaining little from the education system. The Bishop of Mukono Diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo, has challenged the Government over its policy discouraging parents from making financial contributions towards the education of […]
Prof. Buyinza noted that the two portfolios are central to the operations of any university, making Ssentongo’s contribution particularly significant to Makerere’s academic administration. After 26 years of dedicated service and contribution to Makerere University, Deputy Academic Registrar in charge of Undergraduate Admissions and Records, Charles Ssentongo, has retired from university service. Ssentongo officially handed […]
“You are charging a lot of fees and discouraging many from joining this school because of unnecessary charges. You charge students for sanitation, capital development, and some of these must stop,” Nambooze told the management. Kisakyamukama Intercepts Police Officer Over Alleged Overloading of Ministry Vehicle “We want you to honour God, but you must follow […]