Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called on parents to support their children in school so as to groom a future generation that can take Uganda’s economy to an international scale.
Kadaga emphasizes the need for youth to engage in practical
skills throughout their academic lives, so as to be well grounded for the labor
force.
“We need to attach more value to our technical
institutions because they give our children hands on skills, which protects
them from the burden of unemployment because they can set up their own
enterprises,” Kadaga says.
The Speaker made the remarks while donating over 2000 chicks
to Nawanyago Technical Institute in Kitayunjwa sub-county, Kamuli district on
Friday, 09 August 2019.
The institute is being set up with a demonstration farm to
aid students to get practical agricultural skills that can be utilised in the
sector’s job market.
Kadaga added that Government was undertaking to set up
polytechnic institute around the country, adding that Namwanja Technical
Institute would also be elevated to a polytechnic status.
The area Member of Parliament (Bugabula South) Hon. Henry
Maurice Kibalya, advised youths in the area to take advantage of the institute,
to set themselves apart with practical knowledge and skills.
The Kamuli Resident District Commissioner, Hajji Moses Dumba
said that funds provided by Government to the district had not been taken
advantage of by the public, and called on youth to utilise the Youth Livelihood
Fund for their development.
“These funds are there at the district and our youth have
failed to utilize them because they do not know how to access them. You need to
engage the district officials to guide you on how to tap into these resources,”
Dumba said.
The Speaker also made a donation of 18 desktop computers to
three schools including Naminage Mixed Primary School, Bulopa Secondary School
and Nawanyago Technical Institute; with a call to promote adequate academic
research.
