Information reaching our news desk confirms, the Cabinet of Uganda has declined the proposal of cancelling the 2020 academic year and insists, schools will remain shut as the government monitors the COVID-19 curve.
In the meeting, Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa asked President Museveni to announce a dead year for all educational institutions as a drastic measure to keep learners safe.
Other ministers, however, rejected Mr Kutesa’s suggestion and asked Mr Matia Kasaija of Finance to look for funds in the 2020/21 budget for buying radios and TV sets for the 15 million learners.
The cabinet held the meeting to resolve the way forward for universities and other learning institutions after a lockdown of over 2 months. In the meeting, the cabinet also insisted that virtual learning must continue until further communication is made.
The Cabinet announced yesterday that were going into a meeting to discuss the fate of students and the outcome is that 10M Radio sets will be purchased for the learners to study from home.
Uganda has 705 cases of Coronavirus, over 240 recoveries and zero deaths.
