April 21, 2021 Victorious preparatory school in Kabale
Victorious Preparatory school in Kabale district, western Uganda is under fire from education authorities over detaining two primary seven students over unpaid fees.
The school director Julius Arineitwe, headteacher Justus Bataringaya and administrator Godfrey Asasire allegedly detained Swaleh Junior Mayanja, 13, and Swahaba Selemba, 11, - both sons of Swaleh Mayanja after the completion of their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) last month on March 31 over alleged failure to clear third term tuition amounting to Shs 1.64 million.
Flavia Ineema Nansubuga, an auntie of the two candidates, says that her brother Mayanja tasked her to take care of her nephews since he couldn’t travel with them to Rwanda, where he works because of the COVID-19 restrictions. She explains that after PLE, she waited for her nephews to return home, which is just a few kilometres from Kabale town in vain. According to Nansubuga, she decided