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How teacher shortage is affecting Pallisa schools

Uganda, May 3 -- Pallisa District is grappling with severe shortage of teachers, inadequate infrastructure, and poor learning conditions. The District Education Officer, Ms Agnes Lukendo, said althou... Read More


54% of pupils in Pallisa fail to complete primary - study

Uganda, April 29 -- Fifty-four percent of pupils who began Primary One in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Pallisa District, Bukedi Sub-region, in 2015 failed to complete their primary edu... Read More


7 family members filmed flogging Muslim teen for attending church prayers arrested

Uganda, April 24 -- Police in Kibuku District in Eastern Uganda have arrested seven family members for allegedly flogging a teenage girl after she reportedly attended prayers at a Pentecostal church. ... Read More


Elgon health institute to transform communities

Uganda, April 8 -- In 2002, Mr Namoni Kateu decided he would build a medical training school. As a student at the School of Hygiene - Mbale, Mr Kateu wanted to create more room for the applicants who ... Read More


Budaka pupils fight over tree shades

Uganda, March 7 -- Pupils of Itangholi Primary School in Budaka have for the last two decades grappled with inadequate classrooms. The community-led school, opened in 2004, has 367 pupils. Locals ar... Read More


School struggles with shortage of classrooms

Uganda, Feb. 29 -- Bugwere High School, one of the oldest traditional schools in the eastern district of Budaka, is facing a shortage of classrooms amid high enrolment of students. The headmaster, Mr... Read More


Bagwere cultural leader's poll hangs in the balance

Uganda, Feb. 27 -- The fresh elections for the Bagwere cultural leader ordered by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development are hanging in the balance after one of the parallel leaders app... Read More


Budaka officials on the spot over selling jobs

Uganda, Feb. 16 -- Residents of Budaka in Bukedi Sub-region have accused district leaders of extorting money from several job applicants. This follows the arrest of Mr George Mukamba, the Budaka Sub-... Read More


Govt orders fresh election for Bugwere cultural leader

Uganda, Feb. 14 -- The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has ordered fresh elections for the leader of Bugwere Cultural Institution in a bid to end the leadership crisis that has embro... Read More


Budaka father knocks son dead while driving new vehicle

Uganda, Feb. 13 -- A father in Budaka District reportedly ran over his son while reversing his new vehicle last week. Police are currently searching for Amuza Wakwamulya, a resident of Bwikomba Villa... Read More