New Ministry Of Education Teaching System Locks Out Bunambutye Camp Learners.

The decision by the government to deliver lessons using broadcast media and online platforms has shut out learners in the Bunambutye resettlement camp in Bulambuli district.

There are only three television sets in the resettlement camp, which is home to over 200 families. The television sets that were acquired through hire purchase are powered by solar. The families have to pay daily fees before they can use the sets. There are over 300 students who attend studies at Masaba Secondary School in Sironko and over 1500 pupils of Bunambutye Primary School, which is found in the camp.

Emma Kooko, a senior six student at Masaba Secondary School offering BCM, says the idea of studying at home is unrealistic for children from disadvantaged homes. He is among the lucky children in the camp whose family has a TV set. Kooko however, says what is taught on TV is insufficient to equip them with the necessary knowledge.

Esther Nafuna, a senior three student at Masaba Secondary School says learning on TV and radio can’t work for them since the majority of the families in the camp neither have a TV set nor radio receiver. She says the government is only focusing on advantaged people in urban centers who can afford television sets leaving out the majority of learners in rural areas.

James Ngoyi, the Bulambuli Deputy Chief Administrative Officer says that the district has received learning materials delivered by the Ministry of Education, saying they will soon deliver the material to all learners including those in the camp.