Education

Col Emmy Katabazi, the Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), who was the first General Secretary of the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA), has asked the student leaders to fully participate in transforming society. Col Katabazi, who was presiding over the symposium for the election of new UNSA leaders in Namutumba district, eastern Uganda on Saturday,  November 2, 2024, asked the participants to contribute to the existing progress in the country, citing supporting government programs like the...

The Uganda National Examinations Board has warned journalists and media outlets against taking pictures or videos inside examination rooms during the ongoing exams. This directive comes after UNEB officials noticed on October 14, 2024, that some journalists were taking pictures in examination rooms, sparking concerns about examination security. According to UNEB spokesperson Jennifer Kalule, while addressing the media on October 21, 2024, at police headquarters, Naguru said that accessing examination rooms without permission from the executive director is illegal and poses...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised public school teachers across Uganda that the government remains committed to enhancing their salaries, but the increase will be implemented in phases. Speaking at the World Teachers’ Day celebrations held at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala on Saturday, October 19, 2024, the president emphasized the government’s intention to improve the welfare of all public servants, including teachers. He was addressing the constraints in hiring enough educators to meet the country’s growing demands. “Our intention is...

On Friday, October 18th, 2024, while addressing the 34th Inter-Guild Council organized by the Uganda National Students Association, Col Emmy Katabazi, the Deputy Director General of Internal Security Organization, ISO, tasked youths to shun politics of identity, saying it's the cause of backwardness in Africa. The event held at the Uganda Christian University, UCU Mukono, was attended by over 300 UNSA leaders drawn from all the universities and institutions across the country under the theme “Education for Economic Empowerment: Transforming...

A total of 108 inmates on Monday, October 14, 2024, started sitting for the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education examinations from different prison facilities across the country. The candidates comprise inmates participating in a correctional program aimed at rehabilitation and empowerment. Gilbert Niwamanya, the Head Teacher at Upper Prison, reported that 109 inmates are taking the UCE exams this year, including 108 males and one female. Of these, 98 candidates are from Upper Prison, while 11 are from Mbarara Prison. Niwamanya expressed...

The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has confirmed that a total of 379,748 candidates are sitting the 2024 Senior Four examinations across the country. Jennifer Kalule Nsamba, the UNEB spokesperson, said UNEB hasn’t recorded serious irregularities during the day of this year’s examination that started on Monday, October 14th, 2024. Kalule noted that a total of 369,601 are pioneers of the new curriculum while 10,147 candidates are sitting for the transitional examination based on the old curriculum at 4,168 centers. “This will...