Summary:
- The patriots underwent one-week training on patriotism organized by the Office of the President under the Patriotism Secretariat.
KATAKWI: On Saturday, July 6, 2024, a total of 1,560,000 patriots from Katakwi district were passed out at the Boma grounds.
The patriots underwent one-week training on patriotism organized by the Office of the President under the Patriotism Secretariat. The participants were drawn from seventeen secondary schools, specifically targeting Senior 1 (S1) and Senior 5 (S5) students.
According to Stephen Oyepei, the Coordinator of the Patriotism Corps in Katakwi district, the six-day training focused on instilling the core values of patriotism and Pan-Africanism. He challenged the trainees to be disciplined and hardworking in order to excel in all their endeavors. Oyepei also urged them to show love to one another as commanded in the Holy Bible and to avoid behaviors that could jeopardize their futures.
James Engole, the Head Teacher of St. Stephen Secondary School Katakwi and President of the Association of Head Teachers of Secondary Schools in Uganda, emphasized the positive impact of the event on the students.
“When you follow the new curriculum, it includes patriotism, and students have quickly embraced the core values of the country,” Engole said.
Angela Atim Emudong, the District Education Officer of Katakwi, encouraged the patriots to cherish their lives and to apply the lessons learned from the eight-day training to productively build their country.
Hon. Geoffrey Omolo, the Chairman LCV of Katakwi District Local Government, expressed his gratitude to the trainers and patriots for their dedication to promoting the core values of Uganda. He urged the patriots to adhere to the values they were taught in order to achieve a better state for the nation.
Godfrey Katamba, the Resident District Commissioner of Katakwi, revealed that the patriots were taught the ideology of the NRM government, which includes the four core principles of nationalism, Pan-Africanism, democracy, and socio-economic transformation. He encouraged the patriots to remain focused and to transform their mindsets for the betterment of their daily lives in the country.
Her Excellency the President, Maj. Rtd Jessica Alupo, while officiating the passing out ceremony, called on education stakeholders in Teso to adhere to the principles of Education for All.
She emphasized that the government is committed to ensuring that all Ugandans receive quality, free primary and secondary education.
Alupo directed all educational institutions in Teso to create conducive learning environments to reduce school dropouts.
She also urged schools to complete the curriculum in time to allow students ample time for revision before their final examinations.
