President Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, Bishop Joshua Lwere, Ms Rosemary Nansubuga Seninde, Mr John Chrysestom Muyingo at the 2nd National Primary Teachers Conference which attracted over 4,000 teachers on Saturday. Photo by Maria Wamala
President Yoweri Museveni has urged teachers in the country to work devotedly adding that “beyond government enforcement, there is accountability to God.”
According to a release from State House, President Museveni revealed that he and his counterparts benefitted from teachers in the country who were devoted in their services.
He strongly cautioned teachers against the practice of pretending to teach when they are not committed to teaching and warned that God sees those who do not deliver as expected.
“Teaching is a mission and a blessing from God. Because God gives you the opportunity to bring up children whom you did not give birth to. It is a very big opportunity but also a trap. If you don’t do what you are supposed to do and think you are cheating the children, God is watching you and will reward you equally,” Museveni said.
The President made the remarks at St. Lawrence College, London Campus in Maya, Wakiso District immediately he returned from Tanzania. The teachers have been on a 3-day conference, the second of its kind, that ran under the theme ‘Quality Teachers Matter.’
He congratulated the teachers who are teaching very well in spite of the challenges they face and urged them to continue in their service of working well adding that things will be better. He described teaching as a passion and blessing from God.
Mr. Museveni presented awards to the 50 best performing teachers and also gave them a Shs.50 million cheque. The top 3 teachers in the group were each given a plot of land, a laptop and Shs.1,000,000/=.
The President told the teachers’ conference that following a court ruling that nullified the previous arrangement that enabled legislators to access benefits in their favour, they no longer have the power.
“Members of Parliament no longer have the power to determine and set their salaries. This follows a court ruling which nullified the previous arrangement that enabled the legislators to access benefits in their favour. The public service in Uganda will, in the end, get good salaries and this includes teachers,” he said.
The First Lady, Hon. Janet Museveni, who is Minister of Education and Sports, thanked the teachers for organizing the conference and announced a prize of a study trip for the top 3 teachers to Israel later this month.
