Government will spend 330bn shillings to procure radio sets for learners for long distance learning. MPs say that it’s costly & useless to procure radios because this approach only favors learners in towns and cities at the expense of upcountry learners.
Ugandans have risen to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in numerous ways. The number of hand sanitizer manufacturers has gone up and now, radio teaching has emerged as a learning solution.
Fred Wananda, one of the parents with four children all in primary says, instead of children seating at home idle, learning on radios could work.
According to Wananda, radios are a cheap alternative since they are easy to operate and to maintain.
“All I need are the dry cells. I will spare a room for the children to study,” he said.