A 13-year-old pupil has won the 2021 Junior Queen’s Commonwealth essay writing competition (QCEC).
Ethan Charles Mufuma, a pupil at Namilyango Junior Boys School in Mukono District beat the 13,050 junior category entries.
He was announced the winner by Nathan Mckenzie, the Chief Operating Officer of Royal Commonwealth society during a function held in London.
Ethan’s winning entry was one of the 48 entries submitted to this year’s competition by children from Uganda.
Kayla Bosire from Kenya won in the senior category.
Ethan becomes the first Ugandan and African child to win this prestigious competition.
The queen’s commonwealth essay competition is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools established in 1883 with thousands of young people taking part every year.
The competition is open to nationals and residents in the 54 member states of the Commonwealth.
In a letter to Uganda’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mckenzie said unfortunately, UK’s Covid-19 restrictions will prevent them from bringing Ethan Mufuma to London to meet with the other competition winners and attending the QCEC award ceremony at St James’ Palace on the 28th this month, and however, they are committed to bringing him to London next year.
Ethan scored Aggregate 5 in last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations.
