KATENGA – Parents and School administrators have been asked to enforce displine in the young generation if they are to sharpen their future in this new world where behaviour has deteriorated.
The call was made by Karitundu Alex Okanga from ministry of internal affairs while representing the minister of internal affairs Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire at the Mitooma district secondary schools debate , public speech and poetry competitions that were held at Nyakahita Muhirwa Vocational Secondary School in Katenga subcounty where over 21 Secondary schools participated organized by Uganda National Students Association .
Karitundu noted that it’s only displine that create bridges and connections for the young generation therefore through such debates those who portray displine stand a chance of having opportunities therefore the role of school administrators and parents to play a key role in this fight.
Speaking on the same function , the Mitooma district woman member of parliament Juliet Agasha Bashisha asked people to be careful on segregating arts subjects because they are the ones that create future leaders through such debates and noted that as leaders they are not seated but fighting tooth and nail to see balance in the Education sector.
Ronald Twinomugisha the Uganda National Students Association co-ordinator for Mitooma district noted that they organised these competitions to instil confidence in learners in public speech and Bubangizi secondary schools has been crowned as the champions of debate competitions while Nyakishojwa Secondary School crowned as the champions in public speech and st Noah secondary school as champions in poetry.
Meanwhile Ndyabahika Emmanuel ,the Headteacher Nyakahita Muhirwa Vocational Secondary School the host who doubles as the deputy chairperson of Association of Secondary school Headteachers Union (ASHU) noted that through such debates learners can bring out their talents and therefore asked all school heads to always be supportive to such events.
Nyakahita Muhirwa is a Secondary School that was founded by Coffee growers of the area but was later rented to the HM Ndyabahika Emmanuel who has grown it from strength to strength with many students from both in and outside Mitooma with and understanding performance with in the district.
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