By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Director of Kisugu High School in Kampala faces a fine of Shs20M or a jail term of five years for stopping 6 S.4 candidates from sitting for their Biology paper.
Celestine Kasolo was yesterday arraigned before the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court and to Luzira Prison on 12 charges of disturbances at an examination centre and wrongful confinement of senior four candidates. The court heard that Kasolo wrongfully detained the candidates in his office the whole day on indiscipline allegations.
The suspect is charged with Disturbances at an examination center, with intent to disrupt the conduct of an examination or to obstruct candidates from sitting for their examinations contrary to Section 30 (1) of the UNEB ACT 2021.
Once convicted, one is liable to a fine not exceeding Shs20M or a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.
Kasolo was arraigned before Grade One Magistrate Igga Adiru.
The prosecution led by State Attorney Carol Opa told the court that on October 26th, 2023, Kasolo disrupted six candidates who were due to write their final examinations at Kisugu High School, by detaining them. He is accused of disrupting the conduct of an examination in Makindye Division, Kampala District, at a place which had been designated as an examination center.
The candidates who missed the biology exam include Daniel Achom, Robert Ojambo, Al Mahad Saddick, Nicholas Orionzi, Calvin Onyango, and Simon Peter Mandiko.
He has denied the charges and was remanded until November 17, 2023 for a bail hearing.
The same court also charged Abdul Karim Sseguya alias Fresh Karim a site helper and resident of Gangu A Zone Busabala Road Makindye Ssabagabo with unauthorized possession of examination materials.
It is alleged that during the month of October 2023, through social media accounts, Fresh Karim willfully before or during Uganda Certificate of Education Exams possessed UNEB materials or information purporting to relate the contents of UCE 2023. He has equally denied the charges.
Karim was also remanded till 17th November 2023.
Last month, the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice.
