Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Education Committee on Tuesday turned away the Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe and the Chairperson of the University Council, Lorna Magara. The committee is currently probing the impasse at Makerere University following a strike by students against the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education and Sports Minister, Janet Museveni has tasked educationists to find a solution to the persisting low learning outcomes. She was speaking during the opening of the 26th Education and Sports Sector Review meeting taking place in Kampala. She urged all delegates present to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A meeting between Education Minister Janet Museveni and executives of public universities will not take place as planned this weekend. The meeting had been organized to discuss the interminable salary enhancement woes of staff in public universities. The minister had sent out an invitation early …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education Minister Janet Museveni Kataaha has challenged fathers to be actively involved in nurturing their children and not to abandon the responsibility to mothers. Mrs Museveni argued that beyond providing sustenance for the families, fathers should be protectors and role models to their children. She …
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Why cabinet matters more than parliament | Melinda Adams & John Scherpereel | How do we know whether women are achieving equitable levels of political representation? For many years, scholars have focused on women’s representation in legislatures. But in many African states power is in fact concentrated in the executive …
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JANET: Her political role & strategy Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | A new study on the role played by the wives of heads of state in Africa has ranked Uganda’s Janet Museveni among the top three influential First Ladies. The study was released on an online journal: theconversation.com on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has given three months to a committee to study and develop a white paper from the 2016 Visitation Committee Report of Makerere University. In a Friday statement released by the Ministry of Education, the 17-member committee composed of academic and technical staff is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has resorted to seeking financial assistance from China for the construction of Akii Bua Olympic Stadium. This was revealed on Thursday as officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports led by the Minister Janet Museveni appeared before parliament’s Education Committee to …
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THIS WEEK: Shs18billion needed to recruit science teachers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has appealed to the parliamentary committee on education to help her ministry secure Shs18billion to recruit 2000 teachers for science subjects in secondary schools. Janet, also the First Lady …
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THIS WEEK: Janet Museveni urges investors on skills training Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Lady and the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has urged investors in the Education Sector from Malaysia’s Limkokwing University of Creative Technology led by the Vice President Dato Gail Phung to …
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