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What is your real name? Many know me by my stage name- Dre Cali, but my real name is Katende Andrew Stephen. How old are you? I am 26 years old. Describe yourself in a few words? I am a young hardworking, persistent, God fearing and responsible young man. What course did you study at UCU, and when? I was at UCU main campus in 2016-2019 and I pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. What is the background for your passion for music? I had my passion way back in high school in 2010 at St. Henry’s…

By Eriah LuleSo much likens him to William Wilberforce, the great English legislator whose Christianconvictions made to fight to his last breath for social justice causes. Reverend Liberty Muhereza,38, an alumnus of UCU is the Country Director of African Leadership and ReconciliationMinistries (ALARM) Organization based in Ntinda, a suburb of Kampala. It is a Not-for-profitthat deals “Conflict resolution, Servant leadership development, social Justice and Reconciliationand Community transformation.“Since childhood as a young man, all I ever dreamt was people getting equity and Justice,” wasthe statement, in an un-minced words, from the cleric, whose anthems are the Gospel of JesusChrist and Social…

By Israel Kisakye and Joseph LagenThe parents of Eriah Lule, a final-year student of Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Communication at Uganda Christian University (UCU), are just emerging from the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. Lule’s father is a real estate broker, while his mother is a beautician. The two spent much of their time last year at home, due to the lockdown that was instituted by the Ugandan government to reduce the rate of spread of the coronavirus. Operations of salons, where Lule’s mother earns her daily bread, were suspended from March to August 2020. When the Ugandan government allowed…

By Ivor Sempa

By Sempa Ivor and Joseph Lagen To them, it is coursework. To the community, it is a solution to a longstanding challenge. As Joseph Wasswa, 21, and Freanor Akora, 22, embark on pre-repair road tests on one of the roads adjacent to the university, there is hope from the community, especially the vendors who have been spending a considerable part of the day wiping dust off their merchandise on display. Wasswa and Akora are part of the seven-member team of third-year students of Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering undertaking a class project on the Wandegeya-Kauga section of…

By Eriah Lule and Yasiri J Kasango The Alumni Association of Uganda Christian University (UCU) is set to directly benefit from a partnership recently reached between the UCU administration and the executive of Next Media services, during a visit of the latter to the University, on May 20, 2021. The UCU Alumni Association has secured free air time, of that provided to UCU, on the media companies’ broadcast outlets, to make relevant communications to its audiences about association activities. This is courtesy of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Vice-Chancellor Associate Professor Aaron Mushengyezi and the Next Media services…

By Ivor Sempa The former National Basketball League (NBL) champions, City Oilers, have emerged victorious after playing a tightly contested game against the UCU Canons, this Saturday, at the latter’s home basketball court at Uganda Christian University, in Mukono. Former Canons player, Jimmy Enabu made all the difference City oilers needed in the last quarter for a victory, with three successful free-throws, in the dying minutes of the game. The game ended 63-60 points, in favour of the ‘Oilers’. The UCU Canons coach, Nicholas Natuhereza, upon conceding defeat said the team is now focusing on subsequent games. “Well, we lost…

By Lule Eriah John Kelly, a Navy SEAL, goes on a path to avenge his wife’s murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy. Michael B. Jordan, starring as John Kelly is a Navy SEAL whose pregnant wife (Lauren London) is killed when Russian operatives invade their home, intending to terminate him. A sympathetic colleague from the SEALs (Jodie Turner-Smith) and the defense secretary (Guy Pearce) relax protocol to help Kelly get revenge, but a C.I.A. official (Jamie Bell) is riled, signaling to viewers that he is secretly working for the other side. The action thriller presents Michael…

By Michael Kisekka The Vice-Chancellor, Assoc. Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi has hosted the Uganda Christian University (UCU) lady soccer team, Lady Cardinals lunch, at the University Principal’s hall. The luncheon was meant to recognize their achievements in a recently concluded soccer tournament. In his address, Assoc. Prof. Mushengyezi congratulated the Cardinals upon reaching the final stage of the recently concluded FUFA Women Super League 2021 tournament. “Thank you for the work done after a long season where the sports not only in the University, but also the world were halted due COVID-19. And so I was delighted that you reached the…

By Ivan Tsebeni Uganda Christian University (UCU) management and student leaders have commissioned a Covid-19 Student Taskforce to further ensure the safety of learners. The group of 244 students was tasked with coordinating health activities related to Covid-19 in the university. The team was equipped with several skills, such as how to maintain a clean facemask and how to detect students with high body temperatures. This, the university argued, is intended to help the task force identify possible Covid-19 cases among the students and how to offer health assistance to those affected while keeping the larger student body and staff…