President Museveni, accompanied by Janet Museveni, Minister of Education and Sports, presided over the event, where he expressed satisfaction with Dr. Kiyonga’s appointment.
Fr. Grimes is praised for introducing modern education and incorporating MDD, sports and other co-curricular activities in the general study routines of his students.
Professor. Jeffrey D. Sachs, a renowned American economist was in Uganda for a two-day visit to Uganda.
Jeffrey Sachs was the keynote Speaker at a High-Level Dialogue on the theme “Accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals through Leveraging Innovative Financing, the Parish Development Model, and Science and Technology" The dialogue was opened by Prime Minister, Robina Nabanja who later hosted him. During the address at Makerere, Prof Jeffrey Sachs urged Ugandans to prioritize their development before the foreign investors do. "No one cares about your development other than you," he said.
At least 12913 graduated in different fields. Among these, 11016 graduated with Bachelor’s degrees, 1585 Master’s degrees, 156 Postgraduate diplomas, and 24 undergraduate diplomas, while 132 were awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.
The first cohort obtained the level one certificate of Uganda Vocational Qualifications under the Directorate of Industrial Training, Ministry of Education and Sports after attending the five-month training.
President Yoweri Museveni presided over the event that was attended by Makerere Alumni from within Uganda and outside Uganda, cabinet ministers, members of parliament, UPDF officers, and Makerere staff among other dignitaries.
The institute, established in 2009, is Uganda's centre for training, research and consultancy in the field of petroleum exploration, recovery, refinement and responsible utilization of Oil and Gas Resources. It is one of the developments towards building skills for Ugandans to benefit from the Oil and Gas sector.
In Kampala, the rain started as early as 5: 00 am and went on for several hours. It was a nightmare for candidates in the day section with many arriving awfully wet and shivering from coldness. Even after arriving at school, the candidates remained in the cold as they were seen on verandahs as they could not be allowed to access the classes before being checked.
Dr Monica B Chibita, one of Uganda's media scholars is now a full professor. On Friday, she delivered her professorial inaugural lecture at a fully packed Nkoyoyo hall at Uganda Christian University where she is the head of the Journalism and Communication Department.
When the signal is working fine, the phone enters an enclosed room where it is dusted using pressurized cylinder to ensure that no dust is trapped inside especially onto the screen.
Hundreds of teachers especially from primary schools are spending nights on the verandas and some open buildings at the university as they wait for the verification of their academic documents.
This year's camp was organised under the theme; “Living by the scout promise and law”. St Geralds Secondary School Nyakibaale became the overall winners for this year in the secondary school category followed by Rukungiri Primary Teachers College boys.
The 78-year-old died on Tuesday at his home in Mengo, Kampala after a battle with cancer. His remains lay in repose at Makerere University Main Hall on Friday in honour of his service to Makerere in several capacities from the early independence era in the 1960s until 2007.
International Day of the Girl Child is commemorated on October 11, 2018 annually. This years celebrations were commemorated under the theme, with her, a skilled girl force.
