The Public Accounts Committee (Local Governments) has directed Accounting Officers in West Nile Region to immediately take measures to recover funds spent but not supported by necessary documents. The Committee chaired by Hon. Reagan Okumu (Ind., Aswa) also directed the Arua district Accounting Officer to immediately recover four motor cycles allocated to various staff but […]
The government’s financial inadequacy and low number of secondary teachers is affecting the implementation of the universal secondary education . This was disclosed by the minister of state for Higher Education Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo. Dr. Muyingo said that the rise in enrollment of USE students has not been matched with government secondary school facilities and […]
The Uganda Muslim Supreme council, Ibanda district Acting Khadi, Sheik Yusuf Kalule has hailed the ruling National Resistance Movement government for initiating universal education. Addressing over 100 Muslim women from ten districts that had turned up to participate in the reading and reciting the Koran verses, Sheik Yusuf observed that the universal education has greatly eradicated […]
The Privatisation process has been hailed as a big success and for being the main force behind Uganda’s striking economic growth figures. Privatisation, we are told increases economic growth, reduces poverty especially by increasing employment opportunities. However, Economics experts from the Social Development Sector (SDS) from different government departments especially the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have expressed […]
In Uganda, student enrollment in primary schools is on the rise An IDA-financed project is helping by supporting the hiring of additional teachers The country is on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal of Universal Education by 2015 KAMPALA, August 31, 2010 – From 2007 to 2009, post primary education in Uganda increased by […]