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Home Uganda Talks MyBlog Newspaper Round-Up Friday February 5th, 2010

Newspaper Round-Up Friday February 5th, 2010

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The  Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) presidential aspirant, Dr. Olara Otunnu, has praised the Government over the improved tertiary education system.

The Public Accounts Committee probing the CHOGM expenditures has written to the Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura asking him to explain the sh10b security deal.

Fifteen schools had their Senior Four examination results cancelled over examination malpractice.

Getting eight out of eight in Senior Four can leave anyone excited but not John Michael Kyeyune of St Mary’s College Kisubi who worked as a cook in his vacation.

The group of Senior Four students who sat their final examinations last year performed slightly better than their 2008 predecessors, Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) officials said during the official release of the results on Thursday but lamented the increase in cheating.

Jerry Okungu writes that another great African dream has vanished.


 

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