Tag Archives: Janet Museveni

COVID-19 Crisis exposes government weakness Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | June 22 should have seen the re-opening of schools across the country for the start of second term if a programme announced by the Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni, was being followed. But schools are …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Education and Sports has advised administrators of schools and other educational institutions not to rush to set guidelines and dates on when they expect to reopen their gates for finalists.      Recently, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who directed the closure of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to set up a factory to manufacture sanitary pads that will be distributed at no cost to all girls in school across the country. This will be in implementation of a presidential pledge to provide …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans have questioned the ability of the Education Response Plan to ensure that Ugandan children can stay safe while still acquiring knowledge in the comfort of their homes during the COVID-19 lockdown. The response plan is part of a framework outed by the Education …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lessons encouraged by the Education Ministry during the lockdown do not promote learning and acquisition of life skills but push learners to cram according to educationists. Radio and television stations are currently conducting lessons in line with a call to ensure that every child …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry authorities are still puzzled on how to distribute the self-help materials for primary and secondary learners due to lack of clear data indicating where the learners can be found. The decision to distribute the self-study material was communicated six …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and local leaders in Luweero district say that the preparedness and response plan by the Ministry of Education in the wake of the ongoing closure of schools is inapplicable to learners in rural areas. Education Minister Janet Museveni on Monday evening extended the scheduled …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Countries should confirm that transmission of the Coronavirus disease has been controlled, and ensure that health systems are capable of detecting, testing, isolating and treating every case of COVID-19, as well as tracing every contact, before lifting the current restrictions.   They must also make sure …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Schools will pick up from where they stopped with the first term  of learning after the 30-day school lockdown, according to the Ministry of Education and sports.  The school term was prematurely cut short on March  19,2020 as a precautionary measure to forestall the spread of …

  ✳ No extra fees when term 1 resumes ✳ No formal end of term 1 exams ✳ Term I could resume April 27th Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   The Ministry of Education and Sports has directed all educational institutions not to levy any extra fees when school resumes …