Uganda, Feb. 15 -- Authorities in Mukono Municipality have intensified a crackdown on illegal schools, leaving at least 600 pupils stranded.

The latest operation conducted in Mukono Central Division on Tuesday saw two more schools closed and pupils ordered to return home. The affected schools include Bills Junior School, and Teddy and Dorah Primary School.

Ms Doreen Nakitto, the Mukono Municipal inspector of schools in-charge of Central Division, said the two schools were operating below the set education basic requirements and minimum education standards.

She said Bills Junior School, for example, was illegally operating a boarding section in unauthorised two rented rooms, which exposed pupils to danger. The school also lacks qualifie...