By Henry Okello
TORORO
Angry councilors of Mukujju Sub-county and stakeholders of Odikai primary school, Mukujju Sub-county in Tororo district on Monday 3rd February,2025 chased the school headteacher due to the school’s poor performance and decline in pupil’s enrollment.
The councillors accused the headteacher, Beatrice Apadet of running down the institution ever since she was posted at the school two years ago.
Angry councilors led by Assa Wilson Obonyo commonly known as Songa, the LC3 Chairperson of Mukujju Sub-county stormed the school on Monday morning and forced the headteacher out of her office before giving her deputy, Sarah Ajore the mantle to takeover in the meantime as they wait for District authorities to handle her transfer.
The Councillors accused the headteacher of among others abuse of office, causing a decline in enrollment from 504 to less than 200 pupils, loss of school teller phone, Possession of three different stamps, all in the school names and failure to cooperate with the school management committee for proper planning.
Gaitano Obella, a parent said that the school has consistently performed poorly in PLE for the last three years and they are demanding the immediate transfer of the headteacher because last year, the school didn’t register any candidate in Primary seven.
Domitila Awori, the vice chairperson of Mukujju Sub-county says they have held several meetings to resolve the same matter but all in vain.
“This same headteacher accused the Sub-county chairperson of raping her in 2019 when she had the issues,” Awori said.
Assa Wilson Obonyo, the Chairperson of Mukujju Sub-county told our reporter that he has called the District education authorities to come and sort out the issue with urgency so as to allow the learners to study normally.
