Damali Mukhaye

Kampala

Education Reporting Head at Daily Monitor

Heads Education reporting @DailyMonitor.

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LIST: Makerere admits 1,732 students on government sponsorship

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

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Mak unveils degree courses for nursery, primary school teachers

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

Makerere University has unveiled two new degree programmes aimed at training early childhood and primary school educators. This is in response to a government directive requiring all teachers from nursery to secondary level to hold bachelor's degrees by 2030.
Homework puts parents to the test

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

Ms Diana Nankwanga, a mother of two, would do anything to ensure that her children do not return home with a mound of homework each day during a workweek. “As a working mother with alternating morning and afternoon shifts, it’s challenging to keep up with my daughters’ homework during the week,” she told Daily Monitor. “When I work afternoon shifts, I get home late after they’re already asleep, and since their school van picks them up at 6am, there’s no time in the morning either,” she added.
Why 2025/2026 budget estimates shot to Shs72 trillion

4 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

What you need to know:Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju said what the government presents as a budget is merely a wish list with no concrete plan for financing, as revenue projections remain at Shs35 trillion. The minister attributes the budget rise to key allocations directed towards, among others, the forthcoming elections and Uganda’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Inside Nalukoola’s plan for Kawempe after swearing-in

4 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

Following his swearing-in, the Kawempe North MP, Mr Elias Nalukoola, has said he would, in his less than a year's tenure in Parliament, advocate for the devolution of power from City Hall to Kampala’s divisions as one of the ways to address challenges affecting residents. “We will advocate for the transfer of power from the centre to the division. The finances meant for desilting drainage channels and fixing roads are being controlled by City Hall, yet they have been reluctant to act,” he said.
How universities are adopting to AI in Uganda

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

Makerere University has launched the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science Lab. University officials stated that the lab focuses on developing solutions to critical challenges in health, the environment, and food security. The university Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, acknowledged the presence of AI, noting that it is already being deployed in research and is showing visible progress, leading transformative projects that demonstrate AI’s potential to improve lives.
Atiak factory chews Shs668b with no sugar to show

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

Atiak Sugar Factory, which has drained Ugandan taxpayers’ money for the past four years, has once more benefited from the recently-passed Shs4.2 trillion supplementary budget, sparking public outrage. The factory, a joint venture between the government and Horyal Investment Holdings Company Ltd, last week received another additional Shs115 billion. This brings to Shs668b the total investment that the government has pumped into the venture since 2020.
Shs179b boost to private coffee factory sparks public outcry

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

The allocation of Shs67 billion to Inspire Africa Coffee factory in Ntungamo District by Parliament last week as part of Shs4.2 trillion supplementary budget has sparked public outcry. The cash was expressly to help Inspire Africa complete and run a coffee value addition park in Ntungamo. Parliament also allocated an additional Shs7 billion for construction of a dedicated power line in Ntungamo.
Lubowa: Shs700b spent, no hospital

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

The Shs4.2trillion supplementary budget passed by Parliament last week included a Shs298b vote for the controversial International Specialised Hospital of Uganda at Lubowa on Entebbe Road. This brings to Shs774.4b the amount of taxpayers’ money sunk into the 264-bed hospital project since 2021, but without a definitive completion date nor update regarding status of construction despite everal deadline extensions.
More 2024 UACE candidates qualify to join universities

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Damali Mukhaye

More candidates who sat for the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations qualify to join universities after attaining two principal passes – the minimum requirement. Releasing the 2024 UACE results at Nakasero state lodge in Kampala yesterday, the executive director of Uganda National Examination Board (Uneb), Mr Daniel Odongo, said a total of 92,273 learners attained two principal passes compared to 80,816 in 2023.