Former President at poll.

The air at Muzza High School buzzed with anticipation as students gathered for one of the year’s most electrifying events, the school elections. Campaign posters lined the corridors, chants echoed across the compound, and candidates rehearsed their final words with nervous excitement.The race for president drew the most attention, with contenders presenting bold visions for discipline, sports, and academic excellence.

Each candidate took to the stage backed by passionate speakers who reminded students what unity and leadership truly mean. Their words carried weight, some humorous, some deeply persuasive, all aimed at winning hearts before the ballots were cast.Behind the scenes, a team of judges maintained order and fairness, ensuring every candidate had equal time and every vote counted honestly. Their calm presence gave the process credibility, reminding everyone that leadership begins with integrity.

Teachers stood as silent pillars of guidance, while younger students watched wideeyed, learning early lessons about democracy and voice. Cheers erupted after each speech, and friendly rivalries turned the courtyard into a lively arena of persuasion and hope.When results were finally announced, the winning candidates were welcomed with applause that shook the assembly hall. For many, it was more than a school event. It was a lesson in courage, responsibility, and the power of a single vote.Muzza High School once again proved that leadership is grown, not given, one election at a time.

Muzza High School, Kabembe-Mukono today reaffirmed its commitment to academic excellence by successfully hosting a comprehensive Primary Seven (P.7) Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) Seminar that attracted pupils and teachers from more than 58 primary schools across Mukono and the surrounding areas.

The one-day academic event served as an important platform for final examination preparation, equipping candidates with practical revision strategies, examination techniques, and the confidence needed to excel in this year’s PLE.

Throughout the seminar, learners participated in engaging sessions covering the four examinable PLE subjects. Mathematics, Science, English, and Social Studies. Each session focused on strengthening subject knowledge, addressing common examination challenges, and providing effective answering techniques that can help candidates maximize their performance.

The interactive nature of the seminar encouraged active participation, allowing pupils to ask questions, clarify difficult concepts, and gain valuable insights from experienced educators.

The success of the seminar was made possible by a team of highly dedicated facilitators who shared their expertise with the eager candidates.

JBK Sadat led the mathematics session, guiding learners through practical problem-solving approaches and strategies for tackling challenging numerical questions.

Mr. Wampeewo Issa facilitated the Science session, simplifying complex scientific concepts while emphasizing practical understanding and effective revision methods.

Mr. Okumu conducted the Social Studies session, helping pupils master content, map work, and examination answering techniques.

The facilitators were widely commended for their engaging teaching styles, motivational approach, and commitment to helping learners succeed.

The seminar attracted an impressive turnout from over 58 schools, highlighting Muzza High School’s growing reputation as a centre for academic support and excellence.

Among the participating schools were:

1. Mother Manjeri Primary School
2. Naggalama Junior School
3. Jessy John Primary School
4. Kampala Quality Primary School
5. Goshen Primary School
6. Kanjuki Junior School

along with many other schools from across the Mukono region.

The strong attendance reflected a shared commitment among schools to preparing pupils thoroughly for one of the most important milestones in their academic journey.

Beyond examination preparation, the seminar provided an opportunity for schools, teachers, and learners to interact, exchange ideas, and strengthen partnerships aimed at improving educational outcomes.

By opening its doors to the wider education community, Muzza High School continues to demonstrate leadership in promoting academic excellence and supporting the success of learners beyond its own campus.

As the 2026 Primary Leaving Examinations draw closer, Muzza High School remains dedicated to empowering learners through quality academic programmes, mentorship, and collaborative initiatives that prepare them for future success.

The school extends its heartfelt appreciation to all participating schools, facilitators, teachers, parents, and pupils for making the seminar a resounding success. We wish every P.7 candidate the very best as they continue their preparations for the forthcoming national examinations.

Together, we are shaping confident learners, nurturing excellence, and building brighter futures.

Each year, as the calendar turns toward Holy Week, the Muzza High School Kabembe community pauses from the bustle of academic life to enter into a season of deep spiritual reflection. Beginning on Palm Sunday and culminating in the joyous celebration of Easter Sunday, Holy Week is not merely a tradition at Muzza it is the heartbeat of the school’s faith identity. It is a time when students, teachers, and staff draw together as one family, the “Muzza Family,” united in meditation on the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Throughout the week, the school chaplain serves as a faithful guide, leading the community through carefully selected scriptures and devotional reflections. Each day brings its own spiritual weight, building toward the most solemn and significant observance in the Christian calendar: Good Friday. The chaplain’s guidance creates a space where young minds and mature hearts alike can encounter the profound mystery of Christ’s love a love that bore the cross so that humanity might be set free.

Good Friday at Muzza High School is unlike any other day in the school calendar. The moment students arrive, there is a palpable shift in atmosphere. The usual chatter and energy of school life give way to a quiet, meditative spirit. Faces reflect solemnity. Voices are hushed. The day is deliberately designed this way a somber mood descends over the campus, not to bring despair, but to invite genuine reflection.

It is a day honoured with great reverence because it marks the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. The school community understands that before the glory of Easter Sunday, there must first be the profound sorrow of Good Friday. Scripture readings about the Passion of Christ His betrayal, His trial, His suffering, and His death — form the spiritual backbone of the day’s programme. Meditative worship music fills the air, creating an environment where the heart can truly engage with the gravity of what it means that the Son of God laid down His life for the world.

The centrepiece of Good Friday at Muzza is the Way of the Cross, a devotional practice that traces the final journey of Jesus Christ from His condemnation to His burial. The programme begins within the school grounds, where the chaplain gathers the entire community and opens with prayer, scripture, and an explanation of the significance of the day. With hearts prepared, the procession begins.

A wooden cross, symbolic of the very cross Jesus bore on His shoulders along the Via Dolorosa is carried by members of the school community. There is something deeply moving about the physical act of bearing this cross. It transforms an abstract theological truth into a lived, embodied experience. As hands grip the wood and shoulders feel its weight, even briefly, it stirs within the heart a renewed appreciation for the enormity of what Jesus endured.

At different stations along the procession route, the community pauses. At each station, the chaplain or appointed readers proclaim relevant scripture passages. Passages that illuminate specific moments of Christ’s journey: His condemnation by Pilate, His fall beneath the weight of the cross, His encounter with His grieving mother Mary, the stripping of His garments, His nailing to the cross, and His death. Each station becomes a sacred moment, an invitation to enter more deeply into the story of redemption.

What made this year’s Way of the Cross particularly remarkable was the breadth of participation. Every class from the youngest students to the most senior took part in the procession alongside all members of staff. This was not an event for a select few or a particular year group. It was a whole-school act of worship and witness.

To see the entire Muzza Family, students in their school uniforms, teachers and support staff moving together in prayerful procession was a powerful testimony to the communal nature of faith. The procession was not silent, nor was it merely ceremonial. It was filled with worship songs that echoed across the school grounds, scripture readings that anchored every step in the Word of God, and a meditative atmosphere that invited every participant to make the journey personally and not just collectively.

The worship woven through the procession served as a reminder that the Way of the Cross is not a funeral march it is an act of love. Every song lifted, every verse read, and every prayer offered was a declaration that the community at Muzza understands and receives the love of Christ that the cross represents.

As the procession drew to its conclusion, the Muzza Family gathered in the main hall for a Holy Communion service a fitting and deeply meaningful way to bring the day to a close. The Lord’s Supper, instituted by Jesus Himself on the night before His crucifixion, became at once a memorial and a celebration.

As the bread was broken and the cup was shared, the words of Christ rang afresh: “This is my body, broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” The school community received these elements not as a mere ritual, but as a sacred encounter with the living Lord whose death the day had been honouring. The Holy Communion service carried the community from the weight of the cross to the table of grace.

The chaplain, in his closing address, reminded the gathered community of the central message of Good Friday: that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross was not a defeat, but a victory. It was the very means by which humanity’s sin was atoned for and the relationship between God and His people restored. “Christ’s death set us free from our sins,” the chaplain declared words that landed on hearts that had spent the entire day walking the road to Calvary and were now ready to receive the fullness of their meaning.

Good Friday at Muzza does not end in despair. While the day carries genuine sorrow the kind that befits the death of One who was wholly innocent and wholly holy it also carries the irrepressible undertone of hope. The community at Muzza knows that the story does not end at the cross or the tomb. Easter Sunday is coming.

As students and staff dispersed at the end of the day, the chaplain’s final words rang in their ears and their hearts: “He is not here. He has risen.” Though those words properly belong to Easter morning, they are the lens through which the Muzza Family views Good Friday. The death of Christ is only half the story. The resurrection the triumphant, world-altering, death-defeating resurrection is the other half, and it is the half that makes all the difference.

The Way of the Cross at Muzza High School Kabembe is, ultimately, not just a school programme. It is a declaration of faith. It is a community saying together, with conviction and with joy even in the midst of solemnity, that we believe in a God who loved us enough to die for us and who was powerful enough to rise again.

“But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed.” — Isaiah 53:5

KABEMBE, MUKONO —

 After a two-year pause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ministry of Health’s Standard Operating Procedures.

Her Royal Highness the Nnabagereka’s much-loved holiday mentoring programme, Ekisaakaate kya Nnabagereka, returned in January 2023, and its 17th edition found a home at Muzza High School.

From 5th to 21st January, hundreds of children and young people aged between 6 and 18 years lived, learned and grew together on our campus under a programme designed to instil cultural heritage, leadership and practical life skills.

Ekisaakaate is an annual cultural and mentorship

 programme initiated by Her Royal Highness Sylvia

 Nagginda, the Nnabagereka of Buganda.

 It exists to nurture children and young people into

 responsible, disciplined and culturally conscious

 citizens by instilling positive values, good manners,

 leadership skills and respect for their heritage.

When Radio Simba Ffemwe Mweffe carried the

 announcement on 20 July 2022, it reported the

 Nnabagereka’s explanation that the 2023 theme

 rests on the belief that every child has the potential

 to grow their dreams, and that the programme

 would focus on giving children the opportunity to

 realise them.

The venue named was Muzza High School, Kabembe-Mukono.

Throughout the camp the young people were also guided by Obuntubulamu, the principles of humanity, integrity, respect, responsibility and compassion towards others.

Five values stood at the centre of every session:

The camp reached its peak on 11 January 2023,

 when distinguished guests arrived at Muzza High

 School to unveil major newly constructed facilities

 tailored to raise the welfare of the participants.

Over the weeks the participants were trained in three

 essential pillars of character building:

A programme of this size is never the work of one

 person. Muzza High School records its sincere

 gratitude to everyone who played a part:

Webale nnyo. Thank you very much.

Hosting Ekisaakaate kya Nnabagereka 2023 was a

 privilege and a proof that when a school, a kingdom

 and a community stand together, young people are

 given the room to grow.

NESHIM JOHN DICKSON ATWINE (MR)

DIRECTOR OF STUDIES · MUZZA HIGH SCHOOL, KABEMBE