{UAH} Authorities in Mbarara municipality have closed 61 schools

Authorities in Mbarara municipality have closed 61 schools which they say are falling below the minimum required teaching standards.

A Report has emerged on the closed private schools signed November 2014, by the Mbarara Principle Education Officer Francis Benon Tumwebaze.

The dossier indicated that the schools were closed on the directive of Municipality officers including Mayor Wilson Tumwine, and Town Clerk Johnson Baryantuma Munono fowwloing a comprehensive screening exercise.

Tumwebaze revealed that some schools, including those with kindergarten sections, were operating in unhygienic structures, mainly rental houses, without sufficient toilet facilities, high triple beds for very young kids, posing health risks to the children.

At some mixed Secondary Schools, adds the report, boys and girls were sharing dormitories and toilets "with no privacy whatsoever," while others had makeshift classrooms, untidy premises, and had no dining halls or recreation facilities.

Some other school structures were found with wide cracks in their classrooms, no safety arrangement, no fences, burglar proof in dormitories, very close to the road, operating in incomplete residential houses, poor drainage, no lightening arresters, no teaching flame work, expired license, Wooden structures, expiry license for at least 7years back.

The Mbarara Town Clerk Johnson Baryantuma Munono told Chimpreports that most of the affected schools were not registered and lacked qualified teachers.

He asked parents with children in the schools not to be duped into paying for the the soon-to-open first term.

The affected schools are:

Booma H/S in Kakoba Division

Ngabo Academy Secondary School in Kamukuzi

Mbarara Modern Sec. School in Kamukuzi

Vienna H/S in Kakoba Division

Nyamitanga Jestal Institute in Kamukuzi

Kakoba Collage of Computer and Vocational Studies in Kakoba Division

Jesus Care in Kakoba Division

Ebenezer Jr Nissi in Kakoba Division

Jupiter H/S in Kakoba Division

Mariya Owembabazi Primary and Nursery School Kakoba Division

Mbarara Comfort Primary and Nursery School in Kakoba Division

Green Belt H/S in Kakoba Division

Quality Junior School in Kakoba Division

Real Shepherd Nursery in Kakoba Division

Yasmin Kindergarten Nursery School in Kakoba Division

Rubiri Parents School in Kakoba Division

Prime Junior School in Kakoba Division

Rubiri Baptist Church Nursery in Kakoba Division

God's Mercy Nursary School in Kakoba Division

Kakoba Middle Primary School in Kakoba Division

Kisenyi Infant Nursery School in Kakoba Division

Desire Junior Primary and Nursary School in Kakoba Division

Victory Nursery School in Kamukuzi Division

Kakiika Preparatory School in Kamukuzi

Mbarara Junior Town School in Kamukuzi Division

Mbarara Collage SS in Kamukuzi Division

Bright Nursery Primary School in Kamukuzi Division

Brebar H/S in Kakoba Division

Holy Innocent Nursery in Kakoba Division

Stars Junior School in Kakoba Division

Kakoba Junior Primary and Nursery School in Kakoba Division

Covenant Heritage primary and Nursery Kakoba Division

Good Daddy P/S Kakoba

Kazin Nursery School Kakoba Division

Hall Mark H/S in Kakoba Division

Star Junior School in Kakoba Division

Honey Bears Day Care Nursery in Kamukuzi

Mbarara Modern P/S in Kakoba Division

Lovely Angels Nursery and Day Care

Mbarara Central SS in Kamukuzi

Mackie Day Care in Kamukuzi, Bright Angels P/School in Nyamitanga

Heavenly Bridge Techinical School in Kamukuzi, Little Rose Nursary School in Kamukuzi

New Times Nursery and Primary School in Kamukuzi

Gesa Intergrated P/S in Kamukuzi

Standard High School in Kamukuzi

Nana High School in Kamukuzi, Goodwill Baptist P/S in Kamukuzi

Town View Junior School in Nyamitanga

Little Stars Kamukuzi in Kamukuzi Division

Riverside Junior School in Nyamitangam

Jerusalem Foundation School in Kamukuzi

Ruharo Infants School in Kamukuzi

Mirembe Junior in Kamukuzi

Starlight Kindergarten in Kamukuzi

Welden Sec. School in Nyamitanga

Queen of Peace Allied P/S in Nyamitanga

Pear Kindergarten Nursery School Nyamitanga

Mbarara Fountain Preparatory School, and Good Care Nursery School Nyamitanga.

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