'This study was on the challenges to the implementation of UPE In Uganda with a case of Rutanga subcounty Mbarara District The study was carried out for a period of one month.
The need for the study arose due to the failure of the UPE programme In the area. The researcher used in-depth interviews, key formants, and documentary . review during the study based on the objectives such as establishing how the existing physical facilities affected UPE implementation, annalysing the levels of motivation among teachers and how they affected UPE implementation, and the
possible measures to the problems, The researcher used a sample size of 60 people and used Statistical package for social sciences for easy analysis. The research study had the following findings, as far as sex was concerned, the male respondents with 66% were the most being followed by female respondents with 40%. This was because the females were always absorbed with domestic ·. · chores hence could not be easily approached. Basing on age, majority of the respondents were between the age of 19-20 (37%), 22-35 were 33% while
between the age of 30-40 were 18%. The last group was between the age of 45- . '· .·56 with 11 %.