By Masereka Peter
The Uganda Episcopal Conference has begun taking steps to regulate and even reduce the amount of money students must pay in school fees and other forms of payment at institutions affiliated with the Catholic Church and its linked organizations.
The action is being taken at a time when the faithful and general public are protesting the outrageous tuition charges by schools founded by churches, especially those that receive government support in form of grants and capitation.
Rev. Fr. Ronald Okello, Executive Secretary for Education at Uganda Episcopal Conference Catholic Secretariat, says the issue has been thoroughly examined by the secretariat and the bishops themselves, with procedures to tackle it already in motion. Fr. Okello on fees…
In the same development, the education ministry is currently making consultations that will be used to draft a statutory instrument that’s intended to regulate School fees and other charges in all education institutions of learning in Uganda. END.