President Museveni Officiates at Makerere University Research and Innovations Week

“I Am A Makerere University Guild President Not A NUP Foot Soldier” Chairman Nyanzi’s Son Refuses To Apologizes To Bobi Wine Over Meeting Museveni

Fred Nyanzi, alias Chairman Nyanzi—Bobi Wine’s brother and Head of Mobilization for the National Unity Platform (NUP)—has said he is disappointed, just like other Ugandans pushing for change, that his son, Ssentamu Churchill James, the Guild President of Makerere University, shared a photo moment with President Yoweri Museveni. On Tuesday, a photo of Churchill with President Museveni and other student leaders surfaced on social media and went vi…

Africans Have the Brains to Solve Their Own Problems

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday graced Makerere University’s Research and Innovations Week as the Guest of Honour, engaging directly with exhibitors and later delivering a powerful address at the university’s Freedom Square. In his speech, the President highlighted the historical impact of Africa’s delayed advancement in science and technology, noting it as a root cause of colonial exploitation. “From the very beginning,” he said, “t…

President Museveni Officiates at Makerere University Research and Innovations Week

President Museveni Officiates at Makerere University Research and Innovations Week

President Museveni officiates at Makerere University Research and Innovations Week

His Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was the Guest of Honour at the Makerere University Research and Innovations Week today, where he engaged with exhibitors and delivered a compelling speech at the Freedom Square grounds. In his address, President Museveni reminded Ugandans that the lagging progress in science and technology was one of the main reasons Africa suffered colonial exploitation. He asserted, “From the very beginning, the…

It’s taboo: Makerere’s 'Meat-eating cows' project worries Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday expressed his concerns regarding a controversial new innovation at Makerere University.  During the launch of this year’s Research and Innovations Week at the university, Museveni was introduced to a project involving incorporating fish and meat into cow feed.  The project quickly raised alarms for the president, who questioned the scientific and cultural implications of such a practice. Museveni in his remar…