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With the enlargement of Kindergartens Primary and Secondary schools will also increase in number to meet fully the need of the country. Technical colleges will also be increased and located in different districts of Uganda, to train young people in all types of trades and professions.

Religion will be taught in schools as the foundation of spiritual growth by each creed or denomination giving instruction to their respective followers.

Most of this education will either be free or cost parents very little. Parents will thus be relieved of the heavy burden of school fees which is growing from year to year. Thus the children of the poor will have exactly the same chances of schooling as those of the rich.

Scholarships will be allotted to meritorious students who deserve scholarships because they are clever and learn quickly. There will also be bursaries to help those who come from humble homes. Scholarships and bursaries will also be granted, to enable our clever young people to study overseas in any country they want to go to, be it England, France, Germany, America or any other countries with good universities.

Here in Uganda University facilties at Makerere will be greatly enlarged so that that University can accommodate several thousands of students. All faculties will be introduced so that Lawyers, Theologians, Engineers, Physisians, Architects and the rest will be trained at Makerere to serve our country. The Medical School at Makerere will be afforded facilities to enable that school to produce doctors with world- wide recognized qualifications, who will do their work with utmost satisfaction.

With increased education the country's productivity will rise and with that, personal incomes and salaries will rise to enable an average person in Uganda to lead a decent contented life.

Training Colleges: P.P. recognises that the hub of educational expansion is the supply of teachers. And, therefore, P.P. will build and run training colleges, will insist on the best standards of teaching and produce teachers with a spirit of enterprise and service. But in order to break the vicious circle the country is in now, the P.P. will recruit teachers from such countries as South Africa etc.