Eight inmates from Ndorwa Government Prison in Kabale Municipality Tuesday  sat for their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Kikungiri Primary School examination centre.

The school’s head teacher, Phabis Twasingwire, said eight inmates were registered at the centre, alongside candidates from Kikungiri Primary School.

Speaking to the media at the school premises, Twasingwire said the school has been registering inmates from Ndorwa Government Prison for PLE for the past four years. She added that, according to the school’s records, none of the inmates had failed the examinations during that period.

She expressed optimism that the inmates would maintain the trend and perform well in this year’s examinations.

Twasingwire said the school registered 91 candidates, but only 90 reported for the examinations following the absence of one learner. She explained that the missing candidate had not attended school during the third term, prompting her to contact the parents, who reportedly informed her that the girl had disappeared from home.

The head teacher said the school had adequately prepared its candidates through syllabus coverage and intensive revision, expressing confidence in improved performance. She added that all 90 candidates who reported were present at the examination centre and that the examination scout was also in place.

Meanwhile, Kabale District Principal Inspector of Schools Wilberforce Nabaasa said the district had registered 3,887 candidates sitting their PLE at 85 examination centres.

The examination papers were released from the storage container at Kabale Central Police Station at approximately 7:20 a.m., with distribution to examination centres commencing at 7:30 a.m. under tight security provided by military police and regular police officers.

The examination materials were transported mainly by motorcycle, with each motorcycle escorted by an armed police officer to ensure their safe delivery to the respective examination centres.

However, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) scouts declined to comment to our reporter, saying they had been instructed by their headquarters not to engage with the media or allow journalists to take photographs during the distribution exercise.