09:58
ALEBTONG- Speaking at a campaign rally at Alira Primary School
in Akura Sub–county, Alebtong District, yesterday, Mr Museveni said he would
provide the computers so that “children learn modern knowledge”.
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| President Museveni addresses a rally at Lira Golf Course in Lira Town yesterday |
“In
the schools, we are going to provide more scholastic materials such as
textbooks and mathematical sets. We are also proposing to provide exercise
books so that parents just buy school uniforms and packed lunch,” Mr Museveni
said.
A
1999 study by the Forum for African Women’s Educationists said one in every
three schools girls in Uganda misses a whole or part of their school day when
their menses start.
“I
want all our daughters to attend school and remain there until they complete
their studies. One of the reasons that force our daughters out of school is
that when their periods start, they do not have sanitary pads. When they are in
class, they soil their dresses. So they run away from school.”
