Veteran musician Chance Nalubega has joined the growing calls for a review of Uganda’s education curriculum, arguing that the current system keeps learners in school for too long while giving limited attention to their individual talents and career interests.
Speaking in a television interview, Nalubega questioned why Uganda cannot adopt aspects of education systems in Western countries, where children’s interests, abilities and talents are identified and nurtured from an early age.
She argued that many learners spend a significant portion of their formative years studying subjects that may have little connection to the careers or skills they eventually pursue.
“There is no reason someone should spend half of their life in school and have their creative years taken away.”
According to Nalubega, the education system should place greater emphasis on identifying and developing individual talents while children are still young, giving them an opportunity to acquire practical skills that can help them become productive adults.
She proposed scrapping Senior Five and Senior Six, suggesting that greater emphasis should instead be placed on Senior Four, a stage she believes many learners have reached with a clearer understanding of their interests and potential career paths.
“The more they grow, the more their creativity is washed down.”
However, Nalubega clarified that her proposal does not extend to university education.
Rather, she wants reforms focused on the lower levels of education, with learners spending fewer years studying subjects she considers less relevant to their future careers and modern life.
Her remarks come amid a wider national debate over whether Uganda’s education system is adequately preparing young people for a rapidly changing economy, particularly in fields such as technology, entrepreneurship, creative industries and vocational skills.
Nalubega believes a more flexible and talent-focused education system would give young people a better chance to discover their strengths early, develop them and eventually turn those abilities into sustainable careers.
“Mukyuse curriculum” Chance Nalubega akubidde gav’t omulanga#DailySoup pic.twitter.com/zG713ShoDD
— SPARK TV (@sparktvuganda) August 14, 2026
