• Latest
“NRM Government’s messed up Education Sector is a Mockery” Mwijukye Francis

“NRM Government’s messed up Education Sector is a Mockery” Mwijukye Francis

February 11, 2023

Unveiling the Self: A Journey Beyond Perception to Your Cosmic Essence

June 21, 2025
Tourism Revenue Spurs Community Development Near Bwindi-Mgahinga

Tourism Revenue Spurs Community Development Near Bwindi-Mgahinga

June 21, 2025
VINAStech Advert
Former Supreme Mufti Sheikh Ndirangwa Dies at 65

Former Supreme Mufti Sheikh Ndirangwa Dies at 65

June 20, 2025
From Footsteps to Folklore: Uganda’s Cultural Identity Finds a New Track in Debut Culture and Heritage Awareness Marathon

From Footsteps to Folklore: Uganda’s Cultural Identity Finds a New Track in Debut Culture and Heritage Awareness Marathon

June 20, 2025
The Unsung Burden of HR Managers in Troubled Workplaces

The Unsung Burden of HR Managers in Troubled Workplaces

June 20, 2025

Four Vehicles Impounded in Kawempe for Dangerous Overloading

June 20, 2025
Kitagwenda NRM District Executive Committee Assumes Office  

Kitagwenda NRM District Executive Committee Assumes Office  

June 20, 2025
Lightning Kills Two Pupils in Sheema District

Lightning Kills Two Pupils in Sheema District

June 20, 2025
Uganda Moves to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Iran and Israel

Uganda Moves to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Iran and Israel

June 19, 2025

When Journalism Lost Prestige

June 19, 2025
Lt Col Ambako Calls for Quality Education and Better Services in Bunyoro

Lt Col Ambako Calls for Quality Education and Better Services in Bunyoro

June 19, 2025

The unveiled carbon markets regulations: How will local communities truly benefit

June 19, 2025
  • About Us
  • Internship
  • Contact Us
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Parrots Media
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • News

    Four Vehicles Impounded in Kawempe for Dangerous Overloading

    Kitagwenda NRM District Executive Committee Assumes Office  

    Kitagwenda NRM District Executive Committee Assumes Office  

    Lightning Kills Two Pupils in Sheema District

    Lightning Kills Two Pupils in Sheema District

    Uganda Moves to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Iran and Israel

    Uganda Moves to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Iran and Israel

    Elderly Face Rising Abuse in Homes

    Elderly Face Rising Abuse in Homes

    Human rights are fundamental, not bestowed by power, Akena tells government

    Akena: Uganda’s Economic Progress ‘Greatly Exaggerated’

    Trending Tags

  • Climate Change
  • Business
  • Science and Technology
  • Sports and Entertainment
  • Business
  • Others
    • Education
    • Lifestyle
    • Religion
    • Opinions
  • News

    Four Vehicles Impounded in Kawempe for Dangerous Overloading

    Kitagwenda NRM District Executive Committee Assumes Office  

    Kitagwenda NRM District Executive Committee Assumes Office  

    Lightning Kills Two Pupils in Sheema District

    Lightning Kills Two Pupils in Sheema District

    Uganda Moves to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Iran and Israel

    Uganda Moves to Evacuate Citizens Stranded in Iran and Israel

    Elderly Face Rising Abuse in Homes

    Elderly Face Rising Abuse in Homes

    Human rights are fundamental, not bestowed by power, Akena tells government

    Akena: Uganda’s Economic Progress ‘Greatly Exaggerated’

    Trending Tags

  • Climate Change
  • Business
  • Science and Technology
  • Sports and Entertainment
  • Business
  • Others
    • Education
    • Lifestyle
    • Religion
    • Opinions
No Result
View All Result
Parrots Media
No Result
View All Result

“NRM Government’s messed up Education Sector is a Mockery” Mwijukye Francis

Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu
February 11, 2023
in Uncategorized
0
“NRM Government’s messed up Education Sector is a Mockery” Mwijukye Francis
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on X

By Mukama Philip Kahigiriza

Last week, Parliament discussed a Report from education committee in regards to hiking of school fees in government schools. This debate is unfortunately a reflection of deeper challenges in the education sector.

READ ALSO

Unveiling the Self: A Journey Beyond Perception to Your Cosmic Essence

Tourism Revenue Spurs Community Development Near Bwindi-Mgahinga

The government of Uganda introduced UPE and USE to provide access to education for all. Given that government doesn’t provide enough funding to the schools, the education policy allows parents to make monetary contributions to schools. Despite this policy guideline, the President and RDCs have consistently warned Head Teachers against charging any fee from parents. Although this is political gymic to win cheap political capital, it creates confusion among the parents and they don’t know which direction to take. It also gives irresponsible parents a justification not to support the education of their children.

The same government which through the President stops parents from paying anything, charges money for UNSA, SESEMAT, ASSHU, UNEB etc from students.

Currently, government pays ugx 55,000 for every student in O level (USE) per term and ugx 95000 for students in A level (UPOLET) per term while in UPE government spends less than ugx 6000 to each pupil per term.

Unfortunately the same government officials who allocate this money to educate Ugandan children pay between 2 to 5 million per term for their own children to study in private schools. Surprisingly, those paying 5 million study the same curriculum as those of 50,000 ugx and they seat for the same UNEB exams.

Government schools have many problems; they lack enough teachers which prompts head teachers to improvise and get other teachers who are paid privately. They have to pay bills of water, electricity and other utilities; take note that government does not subsidize on these utilities.

More to that, government doesn’t cater for cooks yet students and teachers are supposed to eat from schools, government doesn’t recruit security personnel for schools yet school property should be protected, all these lie in the hands of the Head Teacher.

ADVERTISEMENT

Majority of the schools lack adequate infrastructure like classrooms and dormitories to cater for learners and staff quarters to cater for staff accommodation. On top of this, they lack well stocked library and equipped laboratories.

When the President tells parents not to pay anything, he makes it hard for head teachers to mobilize them to contribute in solving some of those challenges, yet government is very slow in addressing them. In the end, Head teachers’ hands are tied; they want to run schools, they have inadequate resources and they can’t mobilize resources and when schools fail to perform the teachers are blamed!

In doing all this, the children of the ordinary Ugandans are the ones who suffer the poor quality education while the children of the rich and government officials enjoy quality education in private schools. This consequently creates a class society with the children of the rich having their own education as compared to those of the poor.

A class of education that will produce doctors, lawyers, engineers and a class that produces house maids, bar attendants and night watch men. Subsequently the doctor will marry a lawyer who will give birth to an engineer and on the other hand a night watchman will marry a maid to give birth to a shamba boy; that’s the class society that NRM government has created.

It is dangerous for the President to politicize education instead of allocating enough resources. When he tells parents not to pay anything, he kills the sense of ownership of schools and parents think everything belongs to government hence not doing any monitoring.

The hiking of school fees by schools every term, including government schools is another form of injustice to the Ugandans. Turning education into a business and abandoning it to the private sector is another strategic blunder by government. Creating an environment where ones Pocket determines which school he joins rather than ones intellectual capacity is another sad reality!

All the above are underpinned by a poor planning system in the country. The poor planning was recently seen when the government made serious Policy adjustments without a clear analysis; increasing Science teachers’ salaries, phasing out Primary Teachers Colleges & change of curriculum; And after making such huge Policy shifts the Ministry instituted an Education Policy Review Commission intended to reform the sector, what purpose will it serve when major policy changes have been made?

Government should stop politics and streamline the education sector!

Mwijukye Francis (MP) The author is a member of Parliament for Buhweju County

 

Tags: IGG Kamya

Related Posts

Health

Unveiling the Self: A Journey Beyond Perception to Your Cosmic Essence

June 21, 2025
Tourism Revenue Spurs Community Development Near Bwindi-Mgahinga
TOURISM

Tourism Revenue Spurs Community Development Near Bwindi-Mgahinga

June 21, 2025
Former Supreme Mufti Sheikh Ndirangwa Dies at 65
News

Former Supreme Mufti Sheikh Ndirangwa Dies at 65

June 20, 2025
From Footsteps to Folklore: Uganda’s Cultural Identity Finds a New Track in Debut Culture and Heritage Awareness Marathon
TOURISM

From Footsteps to Folklore: Uganda’s Cultural Identity Finds a New Track in Debut Culture and Heritage Awareness Marathon

June 20, 2025
The Unsung Burden of HR Managers in Troubled Workplaces
FEATURES

The Unsung Burden of HR Managers in Troubled Workplaces

June 20, 2025
News

Four Vehicles Impounded in Kawempe for Dangerous Overloading

June 20, 2025
Next Post
Messi, Mbappe and Benzena nominated for 2022 FIFA Best Player Award

Messi, Mbappe and Benzena nominated for 2022 FIFA Best Player Award

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

POPULAR NEWS

Catholic Priest Speaks Out Against Museveni and Son’s Leadership

Catholic Priest Speaks Out Against Museveni and Son’s Leadership

February 16, 2025

Former IGP Okoth Ogola Dies

February 14, 2025

A Love Beyond Distance: A review of Leonard Kamugisha Akida’s poetic tribute on valentine’s day

February 14, 2025

Besigye Sends Easter Message from Luzira Prison as Archbishop Kazimba Urges for Release of Political Prisoners

April 18, 2025
Brutality at KIU: Students Assaulted by Officials at Examination Hall

KIU Loses Bid to Block Payment of Shillings 46.8 Billion to Housing Finance Bank

March 12, 2025

EDITOR'S PICK

How to Block a User or Spammer on Google Drive

How to Block a User or Spammer on Google Drive

July 29, 2021
Frerich forwarders director charged.

Frerich forwarders director charged.

May 12, 2021

Mboro’s Followers Erect Makeshift Church Amidst Adversity

August 11, 2024

Security Guard Guns Down CoU Priest in Nkungu

August 13, 2022
VINAStech advert VINAStech advert VINAStech advert
ADVERTISEMENT

About

Parrots Media

A Public Relations and Media Services Company registered and licensed to operate in Uganda and the Great Lakes Region.

Follow us

Categories

  • Business
  • BUSINESS REPORTS
  • CLIMATE ACTION REPORTS
  • Climate Change
  • COMMUNITY REPORTS
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • FEATURES
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • News
  • News
  • Obituary
  • OBITUARY
  • Opinions
  • RELIGION
  • Religion
  • Science and Technology
  • Sports
  • Sports and Entertainment
  • TOURISM

Recent Updates

  • Unveiling the Self: A Journey Beyond Perception to Your Cosmic Essence
  • Tourism Revenue Spurs Community Development Near Bwindi-Mgahinga
  • Former Supreme Mufti Sheikh Ndirangwa Dies at 65
  • From Footsteps to Folklore: Uganda’s Cultural Identity Finds a New Track in Debut Culture and Heritage Awareness Marathon
June 2025
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« May    
  • About Us
  • Internship
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Parrots Media | Website Designed and Maintained by VINAStech

No Result
View All Result
  • Parrots Media
  • News
  • Business
  • Science and Technology
  • Sports and Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Others
    • Climate Change
    • Education
    • Religion
    • Opinions

© 2025 Parrots Media | Website Designed and Maintained by VINAStech

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

You cannot copy content of this page