What should be the main instruction language in lower primary schools (P.1 to P.3) in Uganda?

BACKGROUND:

In 2007, the Ministry of Education and Sports introduced mother tongues as the media of instruction in lower primary school (P.1–P.3).

The policy stipulates that schools should teach all subjects, except English, through mother tongues. Every school adopts the dominant language of the community in which it is situated as a language of instruction or retains English only if the dominant community language is unclear.

Teachers, civil society groups, and some individuals strongly criticized this policy.

QUESTION:
What should be the main instruction language in lower primary schools (P.1 to P.3) in Uganda?
A. English
B. Local languages

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