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HISTORY &

POLITICAL EDUCATION

Paper 1
APRIL. 2023

2 hours

SHAPTA JOINT ASSESSMENT BOARD

Uganda Lower Secondary Certificate of Education

HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION

Paper 1

2 hours
INSTRUCTION TO LEARNERS

The Paper has eight activities.

Respond to all questions in Section A

The Learner responds to TWO activities only in section B.

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All activities carry equal scores.

Any additional activity(ies) responded too will have no scores.

SHORT RESPONSES

SECTIONA

(Attempt all questions).

1a) In which ways would you effectively help a new comer in your school to find the past
events of the school?. (05scores)

b) Explain the merits of using any two ways of the above mentioned in finding about the
past of your school. (05scores)

2. In Bukandula Village, Mpigi District, the people are lacking a sense of belonging,
togetherness and a common goal. The rich do not want to Mary the poor, the poor do not
Marry the poor, the Muslims do not connect with Christians and much more of such
confusion occurs.

a) As a leader in Bukandula Village, employ the traditional ways of handling such chaos
and conflicts? (05scores)

b) How are such situations affecting our society today? (05scores)

3. In the modern generation of today the Youth think that studying the past events and
management of society is a waste of time.

a) As a learner of History and Political Education help the Youth to know the importances
of studying about our past? (05scores)

b) Explain how our past can be traced? (05scores)

4. The Uganda Museum is located in the Northern Part of Kampala, Kitante Hill, and Plot 5
Kira Road. Assuming that you were curator of this museum.

a) Tell us what we will expect to see in this museum in case we make a tour of this
Museum? (05 scores)

b) Write down the list of other Museums in Uganda which you know? (05 Scores)

5. Your brother or sister who is a 25year old Ugandan Citizen had a lot of ambitions when
he or she was young .He/She wanted to be rich and be known in the whole world,
unfortunately He/She worked so hard for 10years in Uganda but did not get. He/She
decided to get the employment companies and seek for a Job abroad in the middle East.

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a) Why do you think your brother or sister has resorted to modern migrations today.
(05scores)

b) What challenges has he/she faced in these countries. (05scores)

SECTION B

Attempt any two Questions.

Extended responses.

6. On Monday, March 31,2020 the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

announced a 14 day country wide lockdown from Wednesday April,21,2020 to prevent
further spread of COVID-19.

Under the latest measures, the movements of people by private vehicles were prohibited
from 22:00 local time on Monday march30, 2020.

A curfew from 19:00pm to 06:30am was put in place from Tuesday march 31, 2020.All
members of the public except for individuals transporting cargo were told to stay indoors.
Gatherings of more than five people were banned as a precautionary measure. Shopping
malls, Arcades, hardware, shops and all non-food stores except for supermarkets and
pharmacies were suspended for 14days from April 21, 2020. Meanwhile, ban on all public
transport remains in place as of Wednesday march 25, 2020.

Uganda’s borders were closed since Saturday March 21, 2020 due to COVID-19
pandemic .Authorities were instructed to close all land, water and hair points of entry
until further notice while only cargo and humanitarian flights were allowed to land in
Uganda .This was one of the greatest phenomeno Ugandans had experienced in their
livelihood.

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In an essay form;

a) Compare the Health problems faced during the colonial economy to those ace
during the 20th century or today?. (07scores)
b) Compare and contrast the impact of colonial Health centers on people with the
impact of modern Health centers on Ugandans today?. (08scores)

7. At Salaama Community where live has a structure which run from the family, LCI, LCII,
LCIII among others. However, the residents keep on complaining and cases referred to local
leaders are never satisfactorily addressed. They also dissatisfied with the way the cases
emanating from their community are handled by the Courts at district level .In one of the
meetings with their area members of parliament Hon.Ssewanyana Allan, They raised the
issue affecting their comrade Lubega Achilles who had spent three years in custody
without trial. Other complaints they raised included lack of service provision to the locals.

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a) Using the example of comrade Lubega Achilles, why do you think there is a failure to
timely address the Judicial issues raised by salaama Community ?.And if you were the chief
justice of this country, how would you address this concern? (08scores)

b) Write down five roles that Hon.Ssewanyana Allan, Member of Parliament representing
the people of Salaama plays. (07scores).

8. In 2020-2021 Budget, the Kampala Capital City Authority Set up 9 billion shillings to
punch up the potholes on different city roads. The Minister for Kampala Betty Amongi told
the Journalists at Uganda Media center that they had seeked permission from the Minister
of Finance to have all the meant for infrastructures works that were dedicated to the
emergency road repairs. Betty Amongi said that 38 roads, 8 were in Rubaga division, 5 in
Nakawa division, 8 in Makindye division including salaama road which is in bad condition,
8 in Kawempe division and 9 roads in central division were to be worked on.

Unfortunately, in 2020-2021 Budget the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaijja told the
parliament committee that the money meant for repairing these roads was not there. The
parliamentary committee chairperson was shocked with his members on the committee.

a) Why do you think the Government of Uganda prioritizes the road construction and
maintenance through better allocation of funds in the budget? (08score)

b) Explain the challenges faced in the road maintenance in your country? (07 scores)

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