Uganda, March 3 -- Journalist Musaazi Namiti penned an interesting, if controversial, opinion titled, 'Teach children financial literacy instead of Bible studies' (Sunday Monitor, February 25). The article was sparked off by a video made by the World Economic Forum that he had stumbled on. According to the video, it is mandatory in Denmark for children to manage their finances just as it is a given that many Ugandan schools teach religious education.

Financial literacy in Denmark is apparently one of the highest in the world. This is not by accident; it is intentional. He cites other countries such as New Zealand and Singapore that also teach financial literacy to children.

Mr Namiti is spot on as far as urging schools in Uganda to teac...