Türk emphasized the fact that gross human rights violations are still taking place in the country and may even be crimes against humanity that demand accountability through the International Criminal Court and universal jurisdiction.
The Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations for 2024 started on November 11, 2024, and will end on December 7, 2024. According to Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Secretary, 1,320,400 candidates have registered for the exams, a 7.8% increase from 2023.
Odongo said that the timetable for the NLSC has 36 subjects compared to the 46 subjects of the old curriculum, adding that it focuses on the End of Cycle (EoC) assessment conducted by UNEB, which will contribute 80% of the overall achievement by each learner. The other 20% is comprised of the Continuous Assessment (CA) carried out at school for every learner.
"Candidates and all concerned must note that involvement in malpractice in one paper shall lead to cancellation of results of all the examinations, and where malpractice is suspected, candidates and all concerned will be summoned to appear before the board."