By KGR Reporter,
More than 100 candidates from Luwero district have missed the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), which started today.
Primary Leaving Examination candidates across the country began the examinations by writing mathematics papers, in the afternoon, the candidates wrote the Social Studies paper.
In Luwero, 16,090 candidates registered to sit examinations at 180 UNEB centers spread across the district.
Some of the visited primary schools include Luwero Boys, Kamira Church of Uganda, Kabukunga, Nazareth SDA, and Galikwoleka Roman Catholic Primary School, among others.
Burton Bbumba, the Headteacher of Luwero Boys Primary School, said that he registered 106 candidates for PLE but 104 were present and sat the examinations. Mr. Bbumba speaking….
In Sironko district Candidates were stranded for nearly two hours due to a delayed delivery of the primary leaving examination papers.
The delay was caused by landslides that blocked roads, affecting the distribution of the exam papers. The landslides occurred after a heavy downpour that lasted for over two hours last night, Nelson Kirenda, the Sironko Chief Administrative Officer, has confirmed.
Mr. Kirenda speaking……
He added that except for the hard-to-reach sub-counties, examinations in other parts of the district began on time. END.