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Being An Orphan Did Not Stop Him
By Kyomuhendo Muhanga in Mbarara
HE has no father neither does he have a mother. But being an orphan did not deter him from excelling.
Julius Kamukama beat thousands of well off to do students who had sat for 2003 UCE in Mbarara district. He was the only one with aggregate 8 in eight subjects in the district.
His former teachers at St. Joseph Vocational school in Nyamitanga said Kamukama was a student who was admired by every person at school.
�He had a unique way of doing things. He had a special friendship with books,� one of his former teachers, said. �I don�t remember seeing him laughing both in the class and dormitory. He was a no nonsense boy. We knew he would pass with flying colours,� recalls a former dormitory mate.
In mocks Kamukama got aggregate 8 in eight. Statistics at the education department in Ntungamo a district where he sat his PLE, indicate he was the best pupil in 1999 Primary Leaving E
xaminations (PLE). Because of his academic performance, St. Joseph Vocation School and a Good Samaritan from Norway offered to pay his school fees for his A� level. He is currently staying with his old Aunt in the remote village of Nyakahita in Ntungamo district.
Parents an inspiration to Mbarara�s second
MBARARA�S second best student Peter Muhanguzi said her parents made him by visiting him so regularly.
�Regular inspiration from my parents plus teachers at school made my way out. I was confident throughout because I would share any problem with my parents,� Muhanguzi said in an interview with Education vision at his home in Tank hill village in Bushenyi district.
A born again from childhood and the fifth in the family of six, Muhumuza scored aggregate 9 in eight subjects to become the second student in Mbarara district and the first at Ntare school.
Ntare school authorities said Muhumuza is a bright student always inquisitive to learn and wit
h a desirable discipline. �I�m sure he will make it to the last of his expectations,� his former teacher said.
Back at home his parents Mr. Joash Nuwamanya and Ephrance describe him as �Mr. every thing,� he even competes with girls in the kitchen. �He doesn�t concede defeat although he accepts challenge,� his father Nuwamanya said.
Muhumuza hopes to take Science subjects and hopes to be an engineer in future. He re-joins Ntare school for his A� level.
Fishmonger�s son excels in Luweero with aggregate 10
By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe
ALI Katumwa, 17, will not take on his father�s profession of fishmongering but will probably fish people out of disease. Katumwa sat his exams at a little known school, Murama SS, Luweero, and got aggregate10 in eight subjects. He was one of the best candidates in Luweero district in the 2003 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams.
Unlike his father, a fisherman on Kasenyi fishing site, on Lake Victoria, Kat
umwa says he wants to be a medical doctor.
�My father did not go to school but since I have the opportunity, I will study hard so that I can become a doctor. I have always wanted to be a doctor, my grand mother asked me to read hard so that I can be a doctor and save the sick,� he says. He adds that his mother, Rehema Nanono painfully paid his school fees at O� level. But he has now won a two-year scholarship at Murama SS.
Eddy Mukasa, director of the school, says: �He has always been a good student. We expected the best out of him. We shall retain him so that he can also make it at A� level.�
�Allah is great. I have always believed that I would pass but I did not know it would be like this,� the excited boy says.
Katikamu SDA celebrates results
STUDENTS at Seventh Day Adventist Katikamu on Wednesday broke down in excitement to celebrate the good performance in the 2003 Ordinary level examination. The school had 124 students in Division 1 and t
he remaining 12 in grade 2. The school also had three of the best candidates in Luweero district that got nine in the best eight subjects.
Enock Abigaba, Joel Mbabali and Julius Bib were the best at the school. All of them were granted scholarships for their Advanced level. The headmaster, Samuel Kyewalyanga said it was not a surprise that majority of the students got first grade.
�It was not a surprise to us. We knew at least that the three students would among the best. Our school is a Christian founded school. We believe in God and we know that he is responsible for this kind of achievement,� he said.
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Published on: Monday, 1st March, 2004 |
