President Museveni has urged scientists to practice and study science that will help to solve day-to-day problems affecting society, stating that every change in science and technology affects society.
The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) Party has joined the rest of the arts teachers in the battle against discrimination in teachers' salaries, where science teachers receive a salary that doubles that of the arts teachers.
The history of cooperatives can be traced back to colonial times in 1913, when peasants came together to oppose the exploitative terms of trade imposed on them by Asian traders through organized local middlemen.