Primary school headteachers in Rukungiri Municipality have raised alarm over what they describe as poor performance and limited participation of pupils in sports activities, citing challenges ranging from stadium access to delayed player registration and weak facilitation at school level.
The concern was raised today during the end of term two meeting for primary headteachers from schools within the municipality. The meeting was held at the Rukungiri Municipal Council headquarters, where stakeholders discussed how to improve co-curricular activities ahead of upcoming competitions.
Speaking as Chairperson of the Rukungiri Municipal Sports Committee, Byaruhanga Henry, headteacher of Nyakibale Lower Primary School, urged the district stakeholders and the main stadium committee to always keep the main stadium available for school programmes. He noted that sports remain difficult to conduct when schools face obstacles during registration and preparations, including delays in player registration which he said directly affects the timing and quality of sports facilitation.
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Rukungiri Municipality Sports Officer, Muhwezi Wickliffe, warned headteachers against non-compliance with sports programmes. He said although the municipality has the main stadium, it is painful to find that some schools cannot utilize the facility during official sports activities. He called for greater cooperation and full involvement from schools to ensure that pupils benefit from organized games.
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In remarks, Chairperson of the Academic Committee and headteacher of Kinyasaano Boarding Primary School under the Uganda Primary Teachers Association, Bernard Tumushangye, thanked God for seeing schools through the term and urged headteachers to strengthen sports involvement.
Agume Robert, the Rukungiri Municipal Education Officer (MEO), advised headteachers to support co-curricular activities and work jointly, insisting that their target is to help lead Uganda in sports. Rukungiri Municipality has already selected teams to represent the in Mubende, for both boys and girls, with ball games for primaries scheduled to run from 24th August to 3rd September.
