UNEB releases 2022 UCE results
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UNEB releases 2022 UCE results

Dan Odongo the UNEB Executive Secretary said in 2022, 345,695 candidates including 173,761 males and 171,934 females appeared for the examination compared to 330,592 candidates who appeared for the examination in 2020.
A newborn in an incubator at the at the Children's Surgical Hospital in Entebbe.
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What causes premature births – Expert views

The doctors there after a round of checkups discovered that her stomach could not hold the baby any longer.‘’One doctor told me that my pressure was too high and that I could easily have died together with my baby if I was not operated. You can imagine, I was just seven months and a few weeks pregnant and since it was my first time, I was left in shock because I had never witnessed such an incident,’’ she says
First Lady cautions schools on exam malpractice
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First Lady cautions schools on exam malpractice

‘’All those engaged in examination malpractice, please know that it will not be business as usual now because the UNEB Act 2021 is out and provides for punitive action for those found guilty, of participating and condoning this practice. This year we registered several suspected cases of external assistance to candidates,’’ Museveni said.
PLE: Boys outperformed girls last year
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PLE: Boys outperformed girls last year

PLE was conducted on November 8th and 9th, 2022, with a total of 832,810 candidates registered from 14,153 examination centers. 51.9 percent of the total registered candidates were females and 48.1 percent were males. 583,769 were funded under the Universal Primary Education-UPE program, and 249,041 were non-UPE candidates.
UNEB: Four remanded for exam malpractice
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UNEB: Four remanded for exam malpractice

"They have been charged with aiding and abetting examination malpractice, contrary to Section 36 of the UNEB Act 2021. They are also charged with another account of examination material/ information contrary to section 25 of the UNEB Act."