By Weswa Ronnie
SIRONKO
A mother of four children in Sironko district, doubling as female councilor representing Kama town council to Sironko district has excelled after scoring 15 points in the Uganda advanced Certificate of Education [UACE] 2025 Exams.
Evelyn Nafula aged 46 years who sat her UACE examination at Sironko Parents was doing History, Lumasaba and Divinity (HLD) was given full sponsorship by Sironko Parents Secondary School located at Sironko Town Council in Sironko district.
According to Isaiah Sasaga, Member of Parliament for Budadiri East and director of Sironko Parents, the school fully sponsored Nafula to fulfill her dream of becoming a teacher, which she had abandoned in 1998 after completing Senior Four due to lack of school fees.
Sasaga says this sponsorship is part of his initiative to improve education in his constituency.
Yofesi Malenga, Sironko Parents’ academic registrar and Bukisa sub-county councilor, describes Nafula as one of the school’s top students, noting that she scored 15 points in the 2025 UACE exams.
He notes that Sironko Parents had 33 students sitting for the 2025 UACE exams, with the top student being Krystel Keziah, who scored 16 points in the PEM combination.
Rose Kayegi, the head teacher of Sironko Parents, attributes the school’s strong performance to the students’ discipline and the teachers’ hard work.
Nafula recalls that her dream was to become a teacher or social worker, but she couldn’t pursue her education due to financial constraints after completing her O-level in 1998.
However, she got a break when Isaiah Sasaga offered her a bursary to complete her A-levels at Sironko Parents School as a boarder.
Nafula says she faced challenges balancing schoolwork and family responsibilities as a mother and district leader. Her last-born child is currently at Uganda Christian University, while her other children have completed their education.
She urges mothers who dropped out of school due to various challenges to return and complete their studies, emphasizing that today’s generation values education.
