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HISTORY & POLITICAL EDUCATION

Paper 1

July / Aug 2024

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Uganda Certificate Of Education HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION

Paper 1

TIME: 2 hours 15 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

This paper consists of section A and B. it has four examination items. Section A is compulsory

Answer one examination item in section B

Any additional item answered will not be scored.

All answers must be written in the answer booklet(s) provided

Item 1

SECTION A

Answer all items in this section

A teacher of history and political education organised a study trip for his learners to go and visit various places such as Nyero Rock paintings, Amabeere ga Nyinamwiru, Wamala tombs among others. The teacher wanted learners to learn more about the history of Uganda through these study tours. On reaching the sites, learners got disappointed when they saw that some of the land that belonged to the sites had been encroached on by the local people. Local people hand constructed houses on these sites, opened up large farms, grazed cattle from these as well as cutting down trees from the sites for charcoal burning. The learners suggested the police should come in and protect such places from the encroacher.

Support material

Task:

1. Explain reasons why such places should be (10 scores)
2. What advice would you give to the government of Uganda regarding the best ways of preserving such (10 scores)

Item 2

Uganda is one of the most indebted countries in East Africa. By June 2023, its public debt had risen to 96.1 Trillion shillings, of this 44.6 Trillion is domestic while 52.8 Trillion is from foreign source. The country wants to borrow more money for certain projects to be done. However, you are one of those Ugandans who oppose more borrowing.

Task:

In an essay, present a paper in the parliament of Uganda defending your position.

(20 scores)

Item 3

SECTION B

Answer one items in this section

When the East Africa community was being revived in 2000. East African people received it with mixed feelings. Some people welcomed the idea whereas others opposed its revival. These that opposed the revival of this organisation claimed that it was to weaken some cultural institutions and waste a lot of money yet at the end the day, it would fail as the first one did in 1977, the government officials who were in charge of helping this organisation to grow got a lot of discouraging messages but they kept focused. Twenty-four years after the organisation is still in existence but still some people show lack of interest in it. Your community is one of those communities that up to now don’t show interest in the affairs of the organisation. They feel its just a wastage of tax payers’ money and they believe it’s one of those projects that will fail definitely.

Support material

Task

• With very clear reasons, defend the above (10 scores)
• Explain the challenges that the above organisation has (10 scores)

Item 4

Budolindo village has got new migrates from Congo. The village chairman has allocated them land where they can live peacefully. However, the local people were opposing this and threaten to overthrow the chairman. They are saying that these people come with many diseases and they put a lot of pressure on land resources such as water, land, food etc. Now the village members have put pressure but the chairman to expel the refugees very fast but the chairman see’s so many opportunities.

Task

In an essay, how would you convince the village members?                      (20 scores)

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