Uganda, Feb. 13 -- The tears of joy that Isaac Kashangani shed after emerging as one of Mbale's best 2023 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) pupils have now turned into pain.

Kashangani, a former pupil of Excel Talent Education Centre in Mbale District, scored aggregate six and was the only pupil who got a first grade in his school.

Lack of school fees for O-level has become Kashangani's nightmare and he is stuck at home. His colleagues [the S.1 students] joined secondary on February 12 while others on February 18 but Kashangani has failed to get admission to any school over lack of tuition.

Monitor learnt that even at the primary level, the 14-year-old boy was being sponsored by his former school as his father Fredrick Maiki could not ...