UNITE Pledges Infrastructure Upgrade for Kabale Campus as Leaders Decry Space Constraints
Kabale, Uganda – The Dean of the Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education (UNITE) Kabale Campus, Annette Komunda, has raised concern over inadequate space for both students and staff, saying the institution is struggling with aging infrastructure, including buildings roofed with hazardous asbestos sheets.
Komunda made the remarks on Thursday during the first stakeholders’ meeting between the UNITE Council and stakeholders at the Kabale Campus.
She noted that the limited teaching and learning space, coupled with deteriorating structures inherited from the former National Teachers College (NTC) Kabale, continues to affect the institution’s operations. She appealed for urgent intervention to provide modern facilities that match the institute’s new status.
Speaking during the meeting, Prof. Betty Ezati, the Vice Chancellor of UNITE, said the council’s visit to Kabale was part of a nationwide fact-finding mission aimed at assessing the condition of all campuses following the transition from National Teachers Colleges to the Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education.
Prof. Ezati said Kabale was the first campus to be visited by the council, adding that the inspection focused on evaluating infrastructure and identifying priority areas for improvement.
”We are here on a fact-finding mission to assess the infrastructure and understand the needs of the campus. Kabale is the first campus the council has visited, and we have already planned to improve the infrastructure in the next financial year,” she said.
She revealed that the university has programmes lined up to renovate and upgrade facilities beginning in the next financial year to provide a better learning and working environment for students and staff.
The Vice Chairperson of the UNITE Council, Topista Birungi Mayanja, said the institution is steadily transitioning from the former National Teachers Colleges into a fully-fledged national teacher education institute.
She explained that the council has already established the necessary governance structures and operational processes to guide the institution.
”We have successfully handled the recruitment of staff, and we are now moving forward with implementing the systems and practices required to build a strong institution,” Mayanja said.
The meeting brought together university leaders, staff, and other stakeholders to discuss the future of the Kabale Campus and strategies for improving teacher education under the newly established Uganda National Institute of Teacher Education.
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