Education

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has praised outgoing Kabale University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joy Constance Kwesiga, for her 21 years of transformative leadership, celebrating her role in expanding the institution from a community-owned initiative into a major public university.

The government has approved architectural master plans and allocated Shs4 billion to commence the first phase of construction for Bunyoro Public University, tasking the UPDF Engineering Brigade to execute works aimed at building local capacity for Uganda's emerging oil economy.

The government has rolled out a major infrastructure overhaul targeting 120 traditional secondary schools built between the 1960s and 1980s, upgrading outdated classrooms, libraries, and laboratories to match modern academic standards and new curriculum requirements.

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has tasked 564 Makerere Business Institute graduates to build enterprises, embrace emerging technology, and champion integrity over academic qualifications during the institution's 16th graduation ceremony in Kampala.

Parliament has given the Ministry of Education and Sports a one-week deadline to resolve a dispute with Ndejje University over 102 graduates whose academic transcripts remain withheld despite cleared financial accounts.