By Editorial,
The State Minister of Higher Education, Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has told Members of Parliament that the government is unable to take over the management of new schools in the current financial year due to lack of funds.
Muyingo was responding to a matter of national importance raised by Elijah Okupa, the Kasilo County Member of Parliament during a plenary chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa yesterday.
Okupa wondered why the government had delayed the takeover of some schools across the country as approved in the 2023/2024 budget.
Subsequently, Tayebwa tasked Muyingo to explain the progress the government has made in taking over the ownership of new schools from foundation bodies including communities and Non-Government Organizations.
In response, the Minister explained that the matter was presented to the cabinet and subsequently, the Ministry of Education was directed to look for the money to ensure that every Ugandan child of school-going age is enabled to go to school until he or she completes the education cycle. END.