Ritah Mukasa and Ibrahim Ruhweza Kennedy Owamazima did not know he had leadership potential when he joined Makerere Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in 2019. All he was preoccupied with was passing the university exams. He had not performed to the expectations of his parents at A’ level, and they had threatened to stop funding […]
By Cecilia Okoth Makerere University will support its alumni from Rwanda to set up a university in Kigali, according to the university’s vice chancellor, prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. The Makerere University Rwanda Alumni Association (MURWAA) asked the university’s leadership to help them set up a university during a recent dinner in Kigali organised as part of celebrations to […]
Patrick Kaboyo The book of Second Peter reminds us to add, double and multiply our blessings. This reminder is specific to Christians and generally to every reader of the Holy Book. This message is not only a Biblical call to mankind for spiritual nourishment, but for application to varied contexts as well. Kindness and love […]
A day before my classmates and I sat for Primary Leaving Examinations at a school in Kanungu district in 1966, the headmaster gathered us for a final briefing. The headmaster’s main point was to remind us to report to school at 7:00 am the following day. For me, that was a tall order because my […]
Francis Emukule The debate about whether the mode of delivering university education in Uganda needs to change rages on. Many have suggested that the system is outdated because it still lays emphasis on teaching theory and producing job seekers rather than employment creators. They argue that a meaningful university education in a country which is […]
By Dr Chrysostom Muyingo Every year, a large number of graduates get released into the job market after leaving universities. But only a small percentage of these graduates launch their careers or even fit into the market. Over the years, as an employer and a trainer, I have realised that most of our graduates do […]
By Andrew Masinde Residents in Bumasikye sub-county in Mbale district have asked the Government to take over a secondary school, which they established in 2013 to serve their community. Before Bumasikye Secondary School was set up, the learners in this community walked over 1o kilometres to get to either Busiu Secondary School or […]
By Patrick Kaboyo On September 6, this year I was joined by Dr Denis Mugimba, the spokesperson of the ministry of education and sports to discuss school fees on Radio One Spectrum show. During the discussion, Mugimba raised a number of policy issues which were unusual to the public. I inquired from him whether the […]
Several children struggle with mental illness at schools in Uganda. Researchers and mental health specialists have argued that the heavy curricula and competitive examination systems are partly responsible for this problem. Agnes Kyotalengerire sought ideas from parents, mental health experts and teachers for how to combat mental illness in schoolchildren. Dr Hellen Namusoke, a paediatrician […]
The cancellation of exam results is one of the major weapons the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) deploys to fight examination malpractice. While the UNEB Act, 2021 also provides for the suspension, among other penalties, of the exam centre if the school authorities are involved, the cancellation of results is seen as the most severe […]