Msgr Wynand Katende centre and Fr. Henry Kasasa right at Namugongo
By Our reporter
Msgr John Wynand Katende has asked Ugandans at different levels to avoid being victims of Corruption and Violence because it is not an attribute to God and it hinders the development in the country at large.
While at Namugongo SSS in Namugongo Division Kira Municipality Wakiso district on 57 anniversary of this school, Msgr Katende who was the main Celebrant said that the biggest problem in our Country is Corruption, and what is amazing is that those who are corrupts are in big offices who are paid heavily and argues that it must stop, Katende was dressing both students and their parents who were at the Ceremony which was held at Martyrs Shrine , on the same event more than 100 got Confirmation and accepted God to be their shepherd.
Katende thanked Fr. Henry Kasasa the Head Master of this School for being a good teacher because he has kept the level of the School ,since Namugongo SS was started based on Catholic norms which Kasasa has kept , more so he has also provided employment to many people from different parts of the Country who works at Namugongo, which has reduced to the number of people moving out of the Country looking for Jobs abroad .
Last year Uganda Namugongo was ranked the best School in Uganda their candidates who sat UCE exams where 495 students out of them 492 got first grade , 3 excelled in Second grade and also the School performed well in UACE and those students who excelled well where given good courses like Law at Makerere University that implies that the school is on the right truck of educating the young generation who will become Ministers and President in Uganda
He called upon the parents to do all what it takes to pay school fees for their Children that they can acquire good education because if the Child is well educated it means the future of the nation is very bright.
In his Maiden speech Fr Henry Kasasa the Head Master said that they don’t only provide Knowledge to the students but also encourages students to participate in co curricular activities like foot ball, Net ball and other activities, he added that the school also participates in the developing of the society, as the School they have constructed good roads with the length of 2.5 kilometers that has eased transport affairs.
Kasasa also noticed that even if they have done tremendous work at Namugongo but also have some Challenges, the School lacks enough land though they have tried to acquire more than 17 acres of in Bweyogerere Butto zone for expansion but still need more .
On the same event the Nursery and primary Sections of Namugongo also marked 7 years of in the field of Education.