The government has rejected attempts by schools to take advantage to raise school fees for next term as a result of rising cost of food and other commodities.

This comes after the Daily Monitor newspaper carried affront page story in its Saturday Edition indicating at the close of the first term many schools were proposing increases in school fees ranging from 15,000-50,000 shillings.

Uganda Information and national Guidance Minister, Kabakumba Masiko

But the state minister of information and national carrier guidance Kabakumba Mastiko says government schools have not sought approval from the ministry of education in line with education Act of 2008.

She says the government has also directed that private schools be urged against increasing school fees midyear as this will disrupt education on many students.

Schools have been chocking at the rising costs of food and other essential commodities which has affected the quantity and quality of food they are able to give to their students.

Due to raising costs of food, 100kg bag of Beans now costs 140000 from 100000 while a bag of maize flour costs 140000 from 70000 thousand.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias