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August 26, 2025By Sadique Bamwita
Kampala
Science Students of MarryHill High school went back home smiling from the bottom of their hearts after they emerged the overall winners of the National Science Innovation projects competition organized by the Uganda professional science Teachers’ Union.
MarryHill High school through its innovation project entitled smart Health care managed to scored 80.7% , followed by Ntare school with 77.6% Comprehensive waste management machine, Kakira SS 76.9% -bicycle sprayer, Soroti SS 75%-assistive listening device .Both Ambrose Okello and Desire Wambi emerged the best exhibitors in national science Innovation projects competition.
Besides MarryHill students winning prizes, the school was awarded a dummy cheque worth Shs .500,000 in appreciation for its outstanding performance in grand finals .
A team of six adjudicators led by Dr. Tom Omute, a lecturer at Lira University presided over the adjudication ceremony to determine the best innovative projects and the schools behind them.
Upon announcing the 2025 winners , Dr. Tom observed that there is a need to dignify the teaching profession, fix the funding gap and to provide a platform for learners to demonstrate their skills and abilities.
Hon. Abdul Byakatonda, the workers MP, who was the Chief guest , pledged to lobby for a room at the Ministry of Education particularly for science and innovation. He asked schools to embrace the private public partnership arguing that it’s the only way schools can move to greater heights .
” Schools can look for partners. Let’s prioritise students.
We should attach learners to factories doing innovative work.’
The former Chairperson of Amalgamated Workers’ Union , Usher Wilson Owere, pledged to support science and innovation in schools.
Dr. Milton Turyamureba, a lecturer of Accounting and Finance at Kyambogo University, noted that innovation drives self employment and called for more funding to the education sector.
” There is a need for a law to facilitate schools. Every degree is not a degree . There is a lot of duplication of courses .
‘ The money which is given to musicians should be given to science and innovation in schools , ” Dr.Turyamureba advised.’
The General Secretary Uganda professional science Teachers’ Union, Dr. Aron Mugaiga, emphasized that the competition is aimed at helping learners to showcase their skills and creativity .
” We want students to use these skills to solve society problems . We don’t want them to do science and just remain in the Laboratory.
” For decades science teachers have taught science theoretically and done several experiments in the laboratory but unfortunately these experiments have been remaining there. So, today we want to show the public what we do in the Lab and the skills the students have obtained in their respective schools. It’s a platform for students to compete with others , “Dr. Mugaiga explained.
