Tag: School dropouts

Tooro Succession Dispute Deepens as Ababiito Declare New King

National News
The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.

U.S. Announces More Than $150 Million in Support at Pacific Islands Forum

International
On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
Crime

13 Arrested over Illegal Marijuana Cultivation in Mbale

Although Uganda's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act of 2015 allows for the legal cultivation of medical marijuana under strict regulations, unauthorized farming remains illegal.
Crime

Former Jinja Deputy RCC Condemns Parents for Aiding Child...

Increased number of girls dropping out of school is mainly happening due to the ignorance and negligence of parents who are subjecting their young girls to early marriages and pregnancies instead of paying for their school fees to attain education.
Opinion

Boys’ Continuous Absenteeism for UNEB Exams Worries Officials: What...

The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni, has expressed concern over the continuous reduction in registration by...
Featured

Implications of Hiked Fees Structure as Schools Re-open for...

As schools officially open on Monday, February 5, 2024, for the first term of the academic year 2024, a...
National News

UPC Urges Government to Focus More on Primary School...

A week after the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results for 2023 candidates,...

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