Parliament To Educate Two Motorsport Participants Up To S.6

The Ugandan Legislators have approved a motion for the Parliamentary Commission to pay school fees for two Motorsport participants; Ramathan Mubiru P7 and Hellena Birungi P4 up to Senior Six.

“One thing we should do is, let the Parliamentary Commission pay for these kids school fees,” said Among. 

Parliament Presided over by Speaker Anita Among  paid tributes to the Federation of Motorsport Uganda, for the incredible performance they put up following their recent trip to Morroco.

"One thing we should do is, let the parliamentary Commission pay for these kids school fees ".Said Speaker Among.

Lira Division East member of parliament Hon Jimmy Akena who is also the Federation’s President informed Parliament that Uganda won several trophies including one by Hellena Birungi, who was crowned the Junior Ladies Champion for Africa and Uganda emerged second in this category. 

Although hon Mathias Mpuuga (Nyendo-Mukungwe Division) welcomed the kind gesture by Parliament to pay fees for the young motorsports stars, he however questioned the sustainability of such a move and tasked Government to explain what became of sports scholarships and what criteria do the needy athletes need to follow to benefit from sports scholarships.

“The Commission on its own motion has elected that the House will sponsor these young people, that is a very good thing, the challenge is sustainability, because then we are raising expectations. Now that we have the Minister of Finance and Minister of Education, will they clarify on what became of sports scholarships in this country? Because, there seems to be no clarity on how they are accessed, do they still exist? Are they competitive or are they by selection,”said Mpuuga.