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MP Kamusiime has expressed plans to expand her rewards program to recognize students excelling in O and A-level exams in the future.
RUKIGA: The Rukiga District Woman Member of Parliament, Honorable Caroline Kamusiime Muhwezi, has once again demonstrated her commitment to educational excellence by rewarding Pupils who excelled in the 2024 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) with mattresses.
   This gesture is part of her ongoing initiative to motivate students to perform well academically. Since 2017, Honorable Kamusiime has been rewarding top-performing PLE candidates annually, supporting both private and government-aided schools across all sub-counties and town councils in Rukiga District.
The initiative has garnered praise from both the beneficiaries and their parents, who believe it has played a significant role in boosting student performance and reducing school dropout rates. Rukiga District’s Inspector of Schools, Katungi Jackson, lauded Honorable Kamusiime’s efforts, highlighting the positive impact her rewards have had on education in the district.
Honorable Kamusiime has expressed plans to expand her rewards program to recognize students excelling in O and A-level exams in the future. She is confident that her mattress-gifting initiative has played a key role in improving PLE performance.
She has pledged to remind President Museveni about his unfulfilled promises to Rukiga District, particularly regarding the tarmacking of the Muhanga-Kisizi road.
The Rukiga District LC5 Chairperson, Robert Mbabazi Kakwere, also praised Honorable Kamusiime’s dedication to education and community development. He noted that the rewards program has inspired students to put in more effort and pursue academic excellence.
Rukiga District’s Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Zadok Kamusiime, reinforced the importance of education, stating that any parent who fails to send their children to school will be dealt with, referencing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s introduction of free education under the Universal Primary and Secondary Education policy.
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