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The city, with its crater-sized potholes, scarce sidewalks, and heavy human and motor traffic, is no small feat to manoeuver.  This proves to be a challenge for wheelchair users, according to Tusiime Miika, the 90th GRC for students with disabilities at Makerere University and an ambulatory wheelchair user.

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Carol Ikot, a player for the Lady Doves, attributed their loss to limited training time and strategic challenges, as many team members are based in Kampala for internships, making it difficult to practice together. “We didn’t train as a team for that game because traveling is expensive, and we struggled to strategize against KCCA,” Ikot explained.

Gerald Emmanuel Abura, president of the para-counsellor association pursuing a bachelor of social works and social administration, is one such friend. After a female classmate was humiliated for staining her skirt, he came up with the ‘Pad a Girl’ initiative to tackle such situations for the poor girls who cannot afford to buy sanitary towels.

Were it not for charity, Waiswa Moses might not have made it to university studies. His twin sister, Namukose Babirye, temporarily put a halt to education after sitting her Senior Four exams because their single mother, Namugabu Jaliat, a market vendor, could not afford the school fees.

Uganda Christian University (UCU) Vice Chancellor Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi’s recent visit to the United States focused on partnerships, strengthening ties with prominent academic and other institutions, and exploring collaborative opportunities. During the same period of the trip (November 29 to December 9, 2023), Prof. Mushengyezi attended the African Studies Association Conference in San Francisco, Calif., among other high-level interactions.