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Parents and guardians who have children studying at public boarding primary schools in Uganda have a reason to worry following a declaration by the Ministry of Education that it's not directly liable for their safety and welfare.
Is this government gone array? When I read this article, I am so embarassed to know that we have officials in public offices supposedly more educated and exposed the world over than the majority of the masses but are so incompetent!!!
Do we even need a Ministry of Education? I mean what good is it if it can't set and enforce clear standards. Who licenses these schools? What are the qualifying criteria to become a school, later on aboarding school? Does the idea of requiring schools to have fire exitinguishers as stated by Mr. Kibenge really what mitigating against the risk of fires in schools only requires?? Shame!
When was it established that Schools are an issue of the local governments (Districts)? Are we stupid to believe that the Ministry can hire, fire, assign and pay but takes a back seat? Does this picture seem right?
Do we suppose that districts are capable of implementing any safety policies when it was the Kampala fire department that responded? Of what use would the government and the citizens accept responsibility for the lives of so many when realistically they lack the infrastructure, authority, knowledge and funding to implement these policies? Mr. Kibenge do you even have a clue about the meaning of your statements and/or the position of the Ministry? Give us a break.
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