Thirty years ago, it was possible for any child in Uganda, irrespective of background, to make it to university for any professional course. But now, one has to either be from a rich family or, at the very least, have gone through one of the famous ‘first class’ schools to have an opportunity of obtaining a degree.
We must ensure that public education offers quality to reduce the growing inequality. One way to achieve this is to stamp out corruption and demand for regulation of he education sector that is structured to favour the rich over the poor. Just imagine the pressure the elites would have put on government if we did not have the option.