07th February, 2025
By Anakereti Kiiza-kiizaanakereti@Gmail.com
Paradigm Fm News
Kagadi
The Kagadi district deputy RDC Benjamin Tumusiime has reechoed the president’s call warning government schools against charging fees, saying the illegal practice has increased cases of teenage pregnancies and high school dropout rates in communities.
He made the call on Thursday during a radio talk show on the mighty Paradigm FM.
Tumusiime asserts that many children are dropping out of school before completing primary seven, others marrying off at tender age, carrying the blame to school administrators charging fees in government schools directing them to stop the habit with immediate effect.
Tumusiime said the government policy of free education through UPE and USE programs were initiated to allow inclusivity and provide equal education opportunities to all children regardless of their family back grounds.
He warned rich parents against collaborating with headteachers to impose fees in government schools, advising them to take their children to private schools and leave government schools to accommodate children from poor families.
Tumusiime however asked parents not to leave the whole burden of education to government but also support their children with lunch and scholastic materials to improve performance.
Insert……..Tumusiime on education
Meanwhile, the Kagadi Assistant RDC Francis Behangana issued a stern warning to parish chiefs, Community Development Officers (CDOs) and Parish Development Modal (PDM) chairpersons against extorting money from the beneficiaries.
He says his office has received multiple reports of SACCO leaders extorting money from the beneficiaries under the disguise of covering stationery, entering their names into the computers and other SACCO related expenses.
Behangana emphasized that these expenses are already being catered for by the government, and any form of extortion hinders the successful rollout of the PDM project.
Insert………Behangana on PDM
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