Uganda Christian University garners yet another victory. This is the second valued moot the university is winning after the Kenyan Moot in July this year.
This year’s International Humanitarian Moot took place at Silversprings Hotel in Bugolobi. It lasted upto four days that ended yesterday with the final competition between UCU and MUK.
There were five teams from five different Ugandan universities including Uganda Christian University, Nkumba University, Makerere University, Islamic University In Uganda and Kampala International University.
Each team fronted three members for the competition. UCU was represented by Namuyomba Isabella, Kunsa Paul and Basaija Stephen that managed to beat Makerere-the defending champions and took home a number of trophies.
Makerere were the defending champions for last year’s humanitarian moot, while UCU emerged second. However, this time around, tables were turned with UCU taking home upto three prizes for winning this year’s IHL moot.
“It was a tight race to beat the Champions.” admits Kunsa Paul, one of the representatives from the victory team. “we knew they had an upper hand in this battle. It was overwhelming for us.”
UCU won the best team, the best brief and the best at the IHL quiz session while MUK the second team, took home one award for the best oralist.
UCU beat Makerere in the final by a small range of about five points 79-74.
Nkumba university got the Excellence Award.
Members of the winning team were given Nakumatt Shopping vouchers worth lots of money valid for 6months and a number of Text Books on International Humanitarian Law that will help them prepare for the moot competition in Arusha.
The winning teams all over the different countries from Africa qualify for Pan African International Humanitarian Moot Competition to be held in Arusha in November this year.
With this victory, UCU will be representing Uganda at the Arusha moot against other victors from other countries.
“As the winners we have now qualified for the Africa moot in Arusha.There will be a continental moot in Arusha involving universities all over Africa” says Isabella.
It has always a tight race for these two universities.
Kalondo Paul, one of the experienced students that helped the victors prepare for the moot admits this year’s moot was tougher than the one for last year. “UCU being on the defense side had a very case this time around but we are however happy we managed to emerge the victors.”
“UCU introduced humanitarian law in a different perspective and I believe that was what the judges were looking for” he continues when asked how UCU managed to win. “Our team wowed the judges”
Congratulations for the UCU team.
By Joel Osekeny
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