The Entebbe Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Rose Tumusiime has criticized parents who have neglected their responsibilities of looking after their Children and families. Hon. Tumusiime who was addressing the Calvary Chapel Christian School Pupils-parents Open day on Friday noted that parents today no longer pay attention to their children’s upbringing, welfare and needs. She warned that unless parents wake up and begin to play the lead role and responsibility, Children will be susceptible to learning bad habits and to joining criminal gangs.
“Parents today aren’t responsible. Many of them no longer have time for their kids and they no longer monitor their Children’s studies and movements. This has largely influenced the kids to learn bad habits and joining criminal gangs like the “Swagger Attackers” a group of teenage bandits who are terrorizing Nakiwogo residents” Hon. Tumusiime said.
She hailed the Calvary Chapel Christian Ministries under which the Calvary Chapel Christian School was founded for educating locals in Nakiwogo and other neighboring areas of Kiwafu, Lugonjo and Banga and called on the parents of the pupils to support and supplement the school’s efforts by bringing in small contributions that can cater for other needs.
“I thank Pastor Craig Linquist and the school management for their efforts to educate Children in Entebbe both in the academic arena and the vocational skills. I’m very grateful that vocational skills have been made the cornerstone of the school because Uganda and the world today require Job creators who are self reliant and I would like other schools in Entebbe to borrow a leaf from Calvary Chapel Christian School” Hon. Tumusiime said.
Hon. Tumusiime promised to engage the ministry of Education and other development partners to come on board and support the school’s vocational curriculum.
Meanwhile the Calvary Chapel Christian School Assistant Director Pastor Isaac Wamboba urged government, well wishers and parents to support the school’s efforts to train the pupils in vocational skills.
“Our donor funds dropped by 60 percent and at the moment we are cash strapped. In one term we spend Shs25million on feeding and for all the 24 teachers who are working with us we spend over Shs28million on their salaries. For Scholastic Materials we spend Shs6million. We therefore need support because we have 377 pupils and by next year we expect the number to grow to 400 pupils” Isaac Wamboba revealed.
