Enock Ndyamuhakyi | Tayari News
KABALE – Eight inmates from Ndorwa Government Prison in Kabale Municipality today sat for their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Kikungiri Primary School examination centre.
The school’s head teacher, Phabis Twasingwire, said eight inmates were registered as candidates at the centre, alongside learners from Kikungiri Primary School.
Speaking to the media at the school premises, Twasingwire said the school has been registering inmates from Ndorwa Government Prison for PLE examinations for the past four years. She noted that none of the inmates has ever failed the examinations despite being confined.
She expressed optimism that the inmates would maintain the trend and perform well in this year’s examinations.
Twasingwire further revealed that 90 out of the 91 registered candidates sat for the examinations following the disappearance of one learner.
She explained that the missing candidate had not reported for the third academic term, prompting her to contact the parents, who informed her that the girl had disappeared from home.
The head teacher said the school had adequately prepared its candidates through syllabus coverage and intensive revision, expressing confidence in improved performance.
She added that all the 90 candidates who reported for the examinations were present at the centre, with the examination scout also in place.
Meanwhile, the Kabale District Principal Inspector of Schools, Wilberforce Nabaasa, said the district had registered a total of 3,887 candidates sitting their PLE examinations at 85 examination centres.
The examination papers were released from the storage container at Kabale Central Police Station at approximately 7:20 a.m., with distribution commencing at exactly 7:30 a.m. under tight security provided by military police and regular police officers.
The examination materials were transported to the respective centres mainly using motorcycles, each escorted by an armed police officer to ensure their safe delivery.
However, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) scouts declined to comment to our reporter, saying they had received instructions from their headquarters not to engage with the media or allow journalists to take photographs during the distribution exercise.