Teachers across the divide are confused after Parliament halted the implementation of the new lower education curriculum.

The teachers currently undergoing training to implement the curriculum at different Centers across the country have been left torn on whether to pack their bags and go home or continue with the training.

On Tuesday this week, Parliament unanimously voted to suspend the implementation of the curriculum on grounds that it needed nationwide consultations from all relevant stakeholders and ample time to transition.

This was after the Primary Education State Minister, Rosemary Sseninde presented a statement on the curriculum implementation, that generated 5 hours of debate.

In Iganga district there was chaos after over 800 teachers from Busoga Sub-region undergoing training on Wednesday threatened to storm out and beat the trainers, accusing the government of over pushing the procedure, Police swung into action and quelled the situation.

The teachers also expressed concern over what they said was unreasonable facilitation of Shs30,000 for every teacher attending the training to cater for transport refund, upkeep, and allowance.

Similarly in Gulu municipality over 700 teachers stormed out of sacred heart secondary school over allowances. The teachers were drawn from over 6 districts of northern Uganda.

The teachers claimed that both the transport refund and pocket allowance of  30.000 and 25.000 shillings were insufficient.

They also faulted the National curriculum development center NCDC for rushing the program and being inconsiderate to their welfare.

A section of 2050 teachers also pursuing training at Trinity College Nabbingo in Wakiso District packed their bags when after parliament’s decision.

But a team of officials from the NCDC showed up told them to proceed as planned sying parliament was playing a game of politics.

The irony between the Education Ministry and legislature over the curriculum implementation left many wondering how government functions.

Such was the case in other centers including  Masaka and Mityana where turn up for the training has registered a low.

NCDC designed the new curriculum to be implemented with senior ones first with the hope of emphasizing competence-based learning.