UGANDA, MASAKA: Uganda’s Vice President, Jessica Alupo, has warned students against using strikes to express their dissatisfaction with any situation at school. (Vice President Alupo warns students about the dangers of a strike)
She believes that instead of resorting to violence, students should engage in amicable dialogue with school administrators to resolve their grievances.
She made the remarks while representing President Yoweri Museveni at the St. Henry’s College Kitovu Centennial Celebrations in Masaka City on Saturday.
Alupo expressed concern that student strikes not only wreak havoc on infrastructure but also tarnish the reputations of those affected and impede the government’s broader goal of developing the education sector.
Her advice comes at a time when the country has recently experienced a series of school strikes in various parts of the country. In some cases, angry students have set fire to buildings in order to protest what they describe as unpleasant situations.
President Yoweri Museveni emphasized the White Fathers’ significant contribution in establishing St. Henry’s College, one of the exceptional secondary schools that has for decades served as a yardstick for quality education in the country, in his message delivered by Alupo.
He stated that the government is proud of the college for its significant contribution to the country’s education sectors and for producing well-trained and cultured students who are ready to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Museveni stated that the government wants the strong moral values and academic standards of such traditional schools to spread to other schools that emerge after them. He urged teachers to place a greater emphasis on developing positive attitudes and survival skills in their students for their own benefit and the development of the country.
St. Henry’s College Kitovu was founded in 1922 by the White Father under the supervision of Bishop Heinrich Streicher with the goal of instilling Christian religious values and providing formal education to boy children.
St. Henry’s College Kitovu was founded in 1922 by the White Father under the supervision of Bishop Heinrich Streicher with the goal of instilling Christian religious values and providing formal education to boy children.
Later that year, in 1926, the college was given to the brothers of Christian Instruction to run. According to Reverend Brother Augustine Mugabo, the current College Headteacher, they have 1,400 students, up from a small population of 23 when it first opened in 1922.
He stated that following its centennial anniversary, the college administration felt compelled to give back to the community by building a multipurpose community training center with the goal of providing survival vocational skills to the general public to support their survival.
We will no longer close the college during the holidays; instead, we want the general public to come to the center and learn these survival skills for free so that they can go back and develop themselves and the country,” he said. (Vice President Alupo warns students about the dangers of a strike – Latest news in uganda)
