Cardinal Wamala Criticises Museveni On UPE Lunch Fees

Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala

Function: Retired archbishop of Kampala, Uganda

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Ugo

Birthdate: Dec 15, 1926	Country: Uganda

Elevated: Nov 26, 1994	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinal Wamala Criticises Museveni On UPE Lunch Fees
Sept 19, 2007
Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala has criticised President Yoweri Museveni for stopping head teachers from demanding lunch fees from parents whose children study under the UPE programme.

The Monitor (Kampala, 19 September 2007) Last week in Masaka District President Museveni warned head teachers to stop collecting lunch fees from parents. He warned that any head teacher caught would be jailed.

Cardinal Wamala said such statements were intended to drive parents from their responsibility of providing lunch and other basic needs to their children.

UPE caters for fees and text books. Other necessities like uniforms and food are supposed to be taken care of by the parents. Cardinal Wamala was speaking at Kyanukuzi Catholic Parish in Kisekka Sub-county during a function to raise funds for the construction of a house for the parish priest.
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"Those leaders are urging you not to pay lunch fees for your children but theirs are given every thing they need. Yours will spend time at school on empty stomachs," he said.

He said hungry children can not perform well in classes and that the responsibility of parents is to ensure that children are given lunch. He urged parents to support the UPE programme by providing basic needs to their children.

Cardinal Wamala contributed Shs1 million. Shs5 million was raised in cash and pledges.

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