According to a study conducted by Makerere University College of Education and External Studies (CEES), it is revealed that only 42% of Ugandans can fully sing the National Anthem.
In contradiction however, the study further found that over 90% of the people sampled could sing cultural anthems of their respective tribes such as Buganda Kingdom’s “Ekittibwa kya Buganda.”
Under a project titled “Enhancing capacities for integration of patriotism in the training of early childhood teachers in Uganda,” the study conducted covered four Primary Teachers’ Colleges from various regions of the country. Respondents included Principals, Deputy Principals, teachers and students.
The project aimed at establishing constraints that can be used to integrate patriotism into the training of early childhood teachers in Uganda.
Dr. Dorothy Kyagaba , the Principal Investigator and lecturer at Makerere University Department of Humanities and Language Education said they conducted the study because they realized that there was a gap as far as patriotism is concerned.
“We did think that some of these things that are happening today could be there because people don’t have the patriotism. You find that sometimes people are so individualistic, there is a lot of corruption, the high crime rates, so we are thinking if we start early enough, teachers and parents to-be can instill patriotism among early childhood and make a difference, “ she said
