The anti-corruption coalition Uganda has echoed calls for government to pull up its socks and support Karamoja sub-region to improve its performance in education.

While addressing the press this morning at Rapona, Geoffrey Stephen Bazire from anti-corruption coalition Uganda was dismayed that Karamoja as a region attained only 319 in division one, which accounts for only 0.3% in the 2022 PLE.

Bazire noted that even in the 2022 UCE exams, Nakapiripirit as a district did not score any single first grade, something he says is a disgrace.

He pointed out that despite several government and donor funded programs aimed at supporting education in Karamoja, the region still registers poor performance in the sector.

Among the factor cited for the poor performance include teacher absenteeism, delayed release of funds to districts, inadequate staff accommodation and low remuneration among others.

Bazire suggested that local governments and school management committees should heighten monitoring and supervision of education services to curb teacher absenteeism, provide adequate accommodation for all teaching staff and that the education ministry should develop an affirmative action for recruitment and training of professional teachers.