I will ban use of English in schools and offices - Bwanika
Mr Bwanika
BUTAMBALA- People’s Development Party (PDP) presidential candidate Abed Bwanika has said he will ban the use of English language as a medium of communication, especially in schools and government offices.
Announcing what his Cabinet hopes to do once elected President, Mr Bwanika said his government will promote the use of local languages in schools and when delivering official statements and speeches.
“... I will ban English in our schools’ curriculum and in all government offices as a remedy for easy communication among our communities,” Mr Bwanika told a rally in Gombe Town in Butambala District last weekend.
He wondered why teachers punish pupils who express themselves in local dialects, saying such teachers risk losing their jobs once he enters State House.
“Teachers should stop giving corporal punishments to students who try to promote their local languages. Why are you promoting neo-colonialism?” he asked.
During the several stopovers he made in the district, Bwanika was joined by the area Member of Parliament, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi.
The legislator asked residents to vote for Bwanika in the 2016 general election, saying he is the only candidate with a vision to develop the country.
“I know Dr Abed Bwanika well. He will lead us to the fundamental change we need,” Mr Kivumbi said. Mr Kivumbi is a member of Democratic Party which has officially endorsed the candidature of the Go Forward presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi.
However, Kivumbi who still believes that the Opposition must agree on a joint presidential candidate before polling day, has for the past one month declined to campaign for either Mbabazi or FDC presidential candidate Kizza Besigye.
Mr Bwanika said his government will also revive the defunct commercial bank, and promised to set up regional agricultural training centres to equip farmers with modern farming skills.
CORRECTION ( 17 Dec 2015)
Mr. Abed Bwanika said that, he shall promote the use of local languages and as a means of improving communication flow, he will allow their use in schools and at local government meetings or gatherings and in offices. He wondered why a local councillor is forced to use a language he or she does not understand better. He concluded that English is not a language of development for African countries.
We regret all inconveniences cause to the candidate and his supporters.
