Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The Ministry of education and Sports has issued guidelines and standard operating procedures aimed at preventing the spread of Mpox (monkeypox) in educational institutions. In a circular addressed to all heads of institutions and other stakeholders, Dr Kedrace Turyagyenda, the new permanent secretary at the Education Ministry noted that the guidelines have been developed to […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has officially released the timetable for the 2024 national examinations, marking the introduction of the first cohort of candidates for the New Lower Secondary Curriculum (NLSC). The four major exams this year, known as the 4Es, include the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) under both the new and old […]
Namusisi said that owing to lack of enough dormitories and beds, the students share beds while others sleep on the floor, both of which are fraught with disease spread in case some had contracted any contagious disease. The headmistress for Nairambi Seed School in Buvuma islands, Faridah Namusisi has enumerated challenges they go through including […]
A hearse with pallbearers will transport Father Damian Grimes’ body from England to Uganda, where he will be laid to rest at Damian Grimes Chapel at Namasagali. The Grimes Family, Mill Hill Fathers, and thousands of alumni will be present. Yesterday, a funeral service was held for the legendary Namasagali headteacher in the UK where […]
The Commissioner of the National Secretariat for Patriotism Corps (NSPC), Hellen Seku has warned students to avoid early involvement in fornication which will expose them to HIV/AIDS. Commissioner Seku said recent reports show that more than 4000 youths contract HIV in every seven days adding that after acquiring the HIV infection at an early age, […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has raised alarm over the sluggish judicial proceedings concerning exam malpractice, which they believe hampers the effective enforcement of the newly amended laws aimed at eradicating this issue in schools. Dan Odongo, UNEB’s Executive Director, stressed the importance of timely resolution of cases of malpractice, stating that many cases from […]
Mukono District Education Officer (DEO) Rashid Kikomeko has disclosed that unrevealed head teachers in a number of primary schools in the district engaged in examination malpractices including outright teaching during supervision of the learners while writing their mock examinations. Kikomeko said that because of financial handicaps, the district examinations committee decided to use teachers in […]
There is a timeless quote by Gen Kahinda Otafiire where he advises journalists to “leave matters of the Generals to the Generals.” Indeed, in military protocol, the standard operating procedure is never to send a Colonel to arrest a General or a Private to quiz a Colonel. A commander of a unit cannot be someone […]
Twenty-one primary school headteachers in Nakaseke district have been suspended for forging academic papers to obtain promotions. The headteachers served as caretakers in Universal Primary Education Schools when the district asked for their academic papers for confirmation as substantive staff. They allegedly forged and submitted forged academic papers to gain promotion. The headteachers presented academic […]
