education 5 August 2026 Parliament of Uganda
Parliament Steps In on Ndejje University Transcript Delays
The Ugandan Parliament has directed the Minister of State for Sports to address the delayed release of transcripts and certificates for 102 former Ndejje University students. The students, who completed their studies between 2017 and 2022, have been unable to secure employment or further education due to the missing documentation. Source: https://www.parliament.go.ug/news/4531/parliament-directs-ndejje-university-students-transcript-row
A significant issue concerning Ndejje University’s failure to issue academic transcripts and certificates to former students has reached the Ugandan Parliament. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has mandated the Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, to urgently investigate and resolve the matter.
The directive follows a petition presented to Parliament by Hon. Apio Eunice, representing Ms. Tamali Okao, former Director of St. Stephen Nursery Teachers’ College in Lira. The petition highlights that 102 students from the college, affiliated with Ndejje University from 2015 to 2022, have not received their essential academic documents.
These students completed their studies years ago, and their affiliated institution had settled all outstanding financial obligations to Ndejje University in May 2023, a prerequisite for document release. However, delays in government remittances for 18 sponsored students from Karamoja had initially caused the debt accumulation, which was subsequently cleared.
The lack of transcripts and certificates has severely impacted the graduates, preventing them from pursuing employment, further studies, or other opportunities. Repeated attempts to resolve the issue with Ndejje University and the National Council for Higher Education have proven unsuccessful.
Parliament is being urged to compel Ndejje University to release the documents immediately. Furthermore, the petitioners seek an inquiry into similar cases and the establishment of effective dispute resolution mechanisms by the Ministry of Education and Sports and relevant regulators. Reimbursement for the institution’s costs in clearing the sponsored students’ fees is also requested.
Minister Ogwang has pledged to investigate the matter thoroughly and report back to the House, encouraging others facing similar challenges to approach the Ministry of Education for assistance. He noted that the committee has previously handled related issues concerning academic document discrepancies.