KAMPALA — Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to urgently intervene in the prolonged delay in the release of academic transcripts and certificates to former students of Ndejje University.
The directive followed the presentation of a petition before Parliament on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, by Hon. Eunice Apio (UPC, Oyam County North) on behalf of Ms. Tamali Okao, the former Director of St. Stephen Nursery Teachers’ College in Lira.
According to the petition, 102 students who completed their studies between 2017 and 2022 have yet to receive their academic transcripts and certificates despite St. Stephen Nursery Teachers’ College clearing all outstanding financial obligations owed to Ndejje University in May 2023—a condition the university had set before releasing the documents.
The petition explains that St. Stephen Nursery Teachers’ College was affiliated with Ndejje University from 2015 to 2022 following a Ministry of Education and Sports directive requiring nursery teachers’ training colleges to affiliate with accredited universities.
However, delays in government remittances for 18 government-sponsored students from Karamoja resulted in the accumulation of unpaid tuition fees. Although the institution later settled the outstanding balance in full, the university has allegedly continued to withhold the students’ academic documents.
The petitioner told Parliament that repeated engagements with Ndejje University and appeals to the National Council for Higher Education have yielded no solution, leaving the affected graduates unable to secure employment, pursue further studies, or access professional opportunities because they cannot produce proof of their academic qualifications.
The petitioners are now asking Parliament to compel Ndejje University to immediately release the transcripts and certificates, institute an inquiry into similar cases affecting students at other institutions, direct the Ministry of Education and Sports together with education regulators to establish effective mechanisms for resolving such disputes, and reimburse St. Stephen Nursery Teachers’ College for the money it spent clearing fees for the government-sponsored Karamoja students.
“The expected remittances from the government were never made, causing the institution to accumulate unpaid dues with Ndejje University,” Hon. Apio said while presenting the petition.
Referring the matter to the Ministry of Education and Sports, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa tasked the Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, with engaging all relevant stakeholders and reporting back to Parliament.
“The minister can take quick action and report back to this House on Wednesday,” Tayebwa directed.
Responding to the directive, Minister Ogwang pledged to follow up the matter and ensure that an appropriate resolution is reached.
He also encouraged individuals facing similar challenges to formally present their cases to the Ministry of Education and Sports.
“I have asked the committee that we will handle these issues on Tuesday. If I had received this information earlier, I would have come with a response,” Ogwang said.
The minister further revealed that the committee is already handling a related case involving students from Kyambogo University who completed their studies but were issued academic documents for courses they did not undertake, highlighting wider concerns over the management of academic records in higher institutions of learning.
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