By Andrew Nakhaboya
BUDUDA
Drama unfolded at Bududa Senior Secondary School on Thursday, 17th September, 2026 after students reportedly pulled their head teacher, Nasibu Mutyaba, from the hands of anti-corruption officials who had arrested him over alleged illegal charging of school fees.
The incident followed an order of arrest by the Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, over allegations that the school was charging students fees despite being a government-aided school.
Students reportedly demonstrated and surrounded the officials, demanding to know where they were taking their head teacher before pulling him away.
It is alleged that each student at Bududa Senior Secondary School pays Sh150,000 for school fees.
Barugahara said such charges were not allowed in government-aided schools, arguing that the government’s free education policy was introduced to enable children from poor families to access education.
The anti-corruption officials and police officers were reportedly overwhelmed by the number of students who had gathered at the scene.
By press time, it was not clear whether police would return to arrest Mutyaba.
Barugahara was in Bududa as part of his campaign to expose alleged corruption and mismanagement in the district.
So far, seven Bududa district officials have reportedly been arrested during the minister’s tour. They include David Muwoya Wekhoola, the acting district education officer; Beatrice Wakooli, the district community development officer; Hashim Wafula, the district commercial officer; Grace Nabutasale, the district internal auditor; Naume Muganwa, the district inspector of schools; Bernard Madoi, an assistant resident district commissioner; and Hassan Mangobe, another assistant RDC.
The minister later held a public rally where residents raised concerns and reported alleged cases of corruption.
