The Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports in its new draft policy on universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE) under the National Planning Authority (NPA) which issues papers on Uganda’s education reforms, has proposed to transfer the responsibility of collecting school fees in public and government-aided schools to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the body responsible for collecting revenues, generating a wave of concerns from parents, school administrators and education experts. This policy once effected is expected to affect over 12,595 government-owned primary schools and 1,444 secondary schools countrywide.  For context, it should be noted that USE and UPE schools are free of charge, except for additional minimal charges and fees such as development funds that are paid by parents which the Ministry of Education and Sports now seeks to control through the URA and remit the same to the consolidated fund and once approved, school fees will be considered non-tax revenues paid using a Payment Reference Number (PRN).  This move is a multifaceted issue and, if not treated with the utmost care, may harm public schools, which are already struggling due to insufficient government funding amidst the declining quality of education in such schools. This not only appears confusing but contradictory too, as the government claims education in such schools is free, and one is left to wonder what fees the government intends to actually collect.