By Augustine Mumbere,
A parent of five in Hima town council in Kasese district has stormed the Kasese Resident District Commissioner, accusing Hima primary school head teacher of illegally sending away his children.
Mr. Maliki Kimbugwe Ssalongo, a seemingly furious local resident of Mowlemu cell accuses, Mr. Jackson Sibasi, the school head teacher for unlawfully sending away his children over failure to clear two hundred fifty thousand shillings development fees.
Mr. Kibugwe who sought for the intervention of the RDC said whereas he had managed to pay about eighty thousand shillings and without hope for more, he expected his children to be in school since the institution is government aided but in vain. Mr. Kimbugwe speaking……
Mr. Zephernus Mubingwa said whereas the parents and schools were free to negotiate for development fees, they would continue implementing the law for as long as the head teachers abuse the understanding. Mr. Mubingwa speaking……
Addressing the Kasese district NRM stakeholder’s meeting last weekend at Kasese multipurpose hall, the state minister for National Guidance, Hon. Godfrey Baluku Kabyanga said they were to have an education stakeholders’ meeting to harmonize the situation without faulting the law. END