Education

Museveni Urges EAC Leaders to Embrace Integration for Stronger Education Systems

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By Naome Namusoke/KMA Updates Kampala, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on East African Community (EAC) leaders to strengthen regional integration through the four pillars of patriotism, Pan-Africanism, socio-economic transformation, and democracy, noting that this will significantly improve the quality and relevance of education across the region. The President made the remarks while officially […]

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Maryhill High School Wins 2025 National Science Innovation Projects Competition

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Hon. Abdul Byakatonda hands over a dummy cheque to students of Marry Hill High school Science Students of Mary Hill High school went back home smiling from the bottom of their hearts after they emerged the overall winners of the National Science Innovation projects competition organized by the Uganda Professional Science Teachers’ Union held on

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Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9): Universities are the vital partners in development efforts for Africa; we will support them says the African Development Bank

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(L-R) Prof. Margaret Chigita-Mabugu , Dean, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, AfDB Vice President Nnenna Nwabufo, University of Tokyo President Dr Teruo Fujii and Prof. Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean of GraSPP, University of Tokyo during the Public Policy seminar at Tokyo University Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9): Universities

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Finally!After Closely A Year Out, Prof. Katerega Finally Allowed Back Into His Own Home

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Kampala University founder and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Badru Katerega, has been allowed to return to his Buziga residence after a nearly year-long legal battle with his estranged wife, Jolly Shubaiha Irankunda. The court ruling brings an end to months of exclusion, during which Prof. Katerega was blocked from entering his own home The decision was delivered

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Absa Bank, Tata Uganda partner to help schools access affordable, reliable buses

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KAMPALA, Uganda – Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with Tata Uganda to make it easier for schools across the country to acquire safe, modern, and reliable buses for their learners. This partnership will address one of the education sector’s most persistent challenges namely affordable, quality school transport. Through the partnership, schools will be able to

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MTN Uganda Champions inclusive innovation at 2025 World Robot Olympiad Uganda National Championship

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MTN Uganda, in partnership with Burn Radio Ltd, has backed the expansion of the World Robot Olympiad Uganda National Championship, providing students from under-resourced schools a rare entry point into one of the country’s fastest-growing STEM platforms. Held at the National ICT Innovation Hub in Nakawa, the 2025 edition of the Olympiad

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Betty Cheptoek Kali Clinches NRM Flag for Kapchorwa Woman MP Seat

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Betty Cheptoek Kali has emerged victorious in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries for the Kapchorwa District Woman Parliamentary seat. Cheptoek secured 22,688 votes, defeating the incumbent MP, Phyllis Chemutai, who garnered 22,806 votes, making her the first runner-up. Other contenders in the race—Susan Chemutai, Jalia Seiko Chikasire, and Juliet Baulah Cheboyeyin—all polled below

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Ex-Bangladesh leader authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests

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Christopher Giles, Riddhi Jha, Rafid Hossain and Tarekuzzaman Shimul BBC Eye Investigations and BBC Bangla A deadly crackdown on student-led protests in Bangladesh last year was authorised by then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to audio of one of her phone calls verified by BBC Eye. In the audio, which was leaked online in March,

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EDUCATION PS URGES ARTS TEACHERS NOT TO STRIKE.

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EDUCATION PS URGES ARTS TEACHERS NOT TO STRIKE. Kampala-Uganda-Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, has urged arts teachers considering a strike over delayed salary increases to prioritize students’ interests. She was officiating at the officiating at the close meeting of the Simameni Project which has been implemented in Teso and Western

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Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to a democracy. Ngũgĩ was tipped to win

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