Uganda, March 2 -- The Uganda Technical Colleges have urged the government to increase the current capitation grant provided per student per day, citing its inadequacy to cover essential expenses such as meals and training costs.

Mr Milton Mubogwe Kakuba, the acting Principal of Uganda Technical College Kichwamba, expressed concern over the current allocation of Shs1,800 per student per day by the Ministry of Education and Sports.

According to him, sustaining an institution with a sizable student population is challenging with the current funding and proposed an increase in the grant to Shs30,000 per student per day, emphasizing that the necessity of such a raise was to ensure proper care and support for the students.

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