PARENTS TASKED TO REPAIR STOLEN KABALEGA SS FURNITURE

By Yosam Gucwaki
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In Masindi—-
Parents of the three students of Kabalega secondary school who were caught stealing school’s metallic desks have accepted to repair the desks which were recovered dismantled from the scrap dealers.
The students; Laston Bamugonze, Derrick Musiime and Earnest Tuhaise all senior four students were arrested alongside two scrap dealers Guti Jaliru and Abdul Wasswa following a tip off by the school management.
The students and the scrap dealers were later remanded at Masindi government prison and yesterday all of them appeared before Iren Aber the Masindi grade one magistrate.
Appearing before the magistrate, Andrew Tumwesige, the head teacher, Kabalega secondary school explained that students stole 70 metalic desks from the school which were donated by African Development Bank (ADB)
He added that when the students led them to the scrap dealers they also recovered six beds and water pipes all belonging to Kabalega SS.
Tumwesige also said that the cost of repairing each desk is UGx 150,000 shillings explaining that repairing the 70 desks will cost UGx 10.6 million something he said is costly to the school.
When the magistrate asked him what he wants court to do, Tumwesige stated that he wants parents to meet the cost of repairing the desks and settle the matter outside court something which was welcomed by the parents who were also in attendance.
The magistrate gave the parents up to Thursday to have sat with the school management to harmonize on the modalities on how they will handle the matter.
The students and the scrap dealers were further remanded up to Thursday of this week when the parents, scrap dealers and the school management will come back with a final report on how the matter will be handled.

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