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A partially-deaf girl last week emerged the overall best student in part one of the 16th graduation of Uganda Christian University (UCU).
Ruth Kaghala Mukova scored a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 4.75 in Bachelor of Child Development and Children’s Ministry. Mukova whose disability was detected while in senior three, was among 1,319 students who graduated with diplomas and degrees in Mukono on Friday.
She told The Observer after the graduation ceremony that she nearly dropped out of school after her senior four examinations because of hearing difficulties.
“After my S4 in 2007, I stayed home for a full year because my hearing problem had worsened to the extent that I almost told my mum that I no longer want to go to school,” Mukova.
Inspired by her ambition to improve the standards of children in her area, who she claims that they have been widely abandoned, Mukova consulted her friends to explain whatever she missed in class due to her hearing problem.
“I would sit in front but still I would not clearly get what the lecturer said; so, I would go to my friends to fully explain to me,” said Mukova. Ruth’s mother, Betty Mukova, described her daughter as a fighter who never gave up at any moment but perused her dream with passion.
UCU vice-chancellor John Senyonyi said women continued to outclass their male counterparts academically. Out of the1,319 graduands, he said, 53 percent were women..
Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Louis Kasekende, who was the chief guest, warned the graduands against wanting to get quick money through fraudulent means.
“My message to you dear graduands is that ‘be patient!’ Rome was not built in one day,” Kasekende said, cautioning against running abroad for casual jobs.“Do not despair! There are still opportunities here and be ready to explore them.”
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