Uganda, March 7 -- Prime Minster Robinah Nabbanja has directed representatives of the National Women's Council (NWC) to fight against illegal fees charged in public schools.

Nabbanja said illegal charges imposed on learners are a major contributor to the chromic school dropouts that the country is currently grappling with.

"We usually enroll about 10 million in Primary One, yet the completion rate is about 20 percent at Primary Seven level. Join the war against illegal fees," she said during that annual conference for the NWC in Kampala on March 6.

"When we launched the war against illegal school charges in Kakumiro District, we succeeded. You can also do something about it. These schools are for our people," she stated.

Nabbanja also...