KAMPALA — Oyam North Member of Parliament Dr. Eunice Apio Otuko challenged the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) over its failure to implement parliamentary directives on the accreditation of university courses, warning that the continued administrative shortcomings had put Ugandan graduates at risk.
Raising the matter before Parliament, Otuko questioned why the council had failed to correct its accreditation database despite resolutions passed by the House in May 2023.
She reminded legislators that Parliament had directed NCHE to clean up its records and remove the word “expired” from courses that remained valid, but the problem had persisted.
Invoking Rule 100 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, the legislator declared her personal interest in the matter, explaining that someone close to her had been affected, alongside hundreds of other students and graduates.
Otuko argued that the failure to maintain accurate accreditation records had created unnecessary barriers for Ugandans seeking international academic opportunities.
She subsequently urged Parliament to direct the responsible Minister to present a status report explaining why NCHE had failed to implement the earlier resolutions.
The legislator maintained that the matter required urgent government attention, noting that administrative failures should not be allowed to undermine the credibility of Uganda’s education system.
In response, the government acknowledged an error involving the online accreditation records and indicated that efforts were underway, in coordination with Makerere University and the Ministry of Education and Sports, to correct the anomaly.
The debate renewed attention on the importance of accountability, institutional efficiency and accurate academic records in protecting the future of Ugandan graduates.
