While speaking during the 10th graduation ceremony at Kirumba in Masaka main University and celebrations to mark 15 years of existence as a University in Uganda, the Kaikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga said that it is befitting to commemorate the late Kabaka Mutesa 1 for his contribution to the call for his visionary call for Education in Buganda and Uganda as a country.
According to Mayiga, Kabaka Mutesa’s vision was to see a positive transformation for his people for a better livelihood.
“If you are to transform the people of Buganda and Uganda in a better way, you must concentrate on effective education as provided by the university”
Katikiro further noted that if Buganda and Uganda as a whole is to transform their livelihood, children must make the right choices with regard to areas of specialization with their career choices connecting with prevailing circumstances.
“They need to connect with what is needed in society in the region and in the world which will help them in the areas of their specialization “.
Adding that it is common to find many grandaunts who took courses because it was what was offered or what their friends had decided to study”.
Katikiro further cautioned the graduates against HIV/ AIDS and urged them to stay safe and be aware of its prevalence.
Justice Julia Ssebutinde, the Chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University appealed to the government of Uganda to make the Internet accessible and affordable.
Chancellor Ssebutinde said the internet must be made accessible to all students in Uganda since E-learning is now the way to go as a result of the post-COVID-19 era that changed the traditional way of learning.
