UCE candidate gives birth hours before exam, returns to do paper

A Uganda Certificate of Examination candidate at Rock High School in Tororo District gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday morning, just a few hours before sitting for her Physics paper.

The school’s deputy head teacher, Mr James Ogwang, confirmed that the candidate, whose name has not been disclosed, gave birth at 5am at Tororo General Referral Hospital.

“She started experiencing labour pains at 3am, and with the help of our school nurse, we rushed her to the hospital from where she successfully gave birth,” Mr Ogwang said.

Despite the…