Kyadondo SS Head Teacher Hajji Ismail Waligo explaining appont
By George Bukenya
As Uganda winds up with the three set of Uganda Nation Examinations Board (UNEB) examinations for UACE commencing this Monday, the Head Teacher of Kyadondo Secondary School Ismail Waligo has argued his fellow heads of schools, parents and students to avoid involving in malpractice because the vice affects the learners when they become professionals later.
He made the remarks just after briefing the senior six candidates at his school on Friday, November 6, 2026. He said when a leaner has been externally helped to pass examinations, it become dangerous to the society and this is evidenced in professionals like Doctors, Engineer where we have witnessed people getting wrong medications, and buildings collapsing.
“People should stop that habit of examination cheating, they should toil to prepare the students very well and leave them to use the knowledge given on their own. This will help the nation to get quality manpower,’’ Waligo said.
“I think people shouldn’t be obsessed with only getting good grades in final examinations one can still succeed in life even if he/ she didn’t get the best results “
He also cautioned candidates to keep discipline even though they are done with their examinations citing cases where s.4 candidates wanted to bet up their teachers after examinations in a certain school appeared in social media of recent.
“I argue school levers to exhibit a high moral discipline because this is the key to success. Education can take you anywhere but character will make someone succeed very well,’’ he said.
He asked government to give incentives to private schools, something he says will help improve passing of subjects sciences. He said practical are very expensive for instance one rat used in biology cost between UGX 30,000 and 50,000.