Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), monthly inflation report, has revealed that the increase in the country’s annual inflation rate for the year ending February 2024, has mainly been caused by the hike in education services, especially school fees. The report indicated that the country’s …
Read More »Tayebwa demands for measures against schools charging high fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticised public and private secondary school owners for charging exorbitant school fees. The new school term re-opened this week and the media has been awash with school fees’ structures of various schools across the country with some learning institutions …
Read More »Health workers justify charging C-section fees
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Mayuge health center IV have confessed to charging expectant mothers C-section fees over inadequate government supplies to the facility. They charge between 250,000-300,000 Shillings for C-section to mothers in need of this services as a means of reducing maternal mortality. The money …
Read More »Mak students start fees fundraising drive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Student leaders at Makerere University led by the Guild President Robert Maseruka have started a campaign to solicit funds and support underprivileged students clear their tuition. Last month, the students launched the campaign dubbed “Save a Makererean” aimed at raising sh1 billion . On …
Read More »Schools in Eastern Uganda struggle to accommodate fees defaulters sitting UCE
In Soroti Secondary School in Soroti City, more than 100 of the 750 students sitting for UCE examinations have not cleared fees Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several secondary schools across the country are struggling to administer Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations after several students failed to clear …
Read More »Mbarara fish vendors threaten to protest over market fees
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh fish vendors in Mbarara central market are threating to hold protests after the city council authorities set a deadline for their eviction due to unpaid fees. The fish vendors, who typically pay a monthly rental fee of sh100,000, have refused to pay for …
Read More »Government warns schools on fees increment
Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports warned schools against increasing tuition without authorization from the government after Speaker of Parliament Anita Among raised concern over the matter. During the plenary sitting of Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among warned that the continued …
Read More »OPINION: Here is how working families can benefit from a tuition fees loan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many families are finding it difficult to pay for their children’s university education. The financial burden can be even greater for working families. However, with a tuition loan, families can provide their children with the education …
Read More »Makerere extends suspension of 15% tuition increment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has resolved to extend the suspension of the 15 percent annual tuition increment for privately sponsored students. The 15 percent policy provides that the university will increase tuition by 15 percent every academic year for the next five years. The policy took …
Read More »NPA proposes central collection of all fees in public schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Planning Authority (NPA) has put forward new, radical suggestions in the midst of the ongoing debate surrounding the ever-increasing fees and related charges, more so in public and government-aided schools. The National Planning Authority, responsible for advising the government on policies for the …
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