Wessali encouraged students to begin putting their skills to use as early as possible instead of waiting to feel ‘ready’.

A new study by Uganda Christian University (UCU) postgraduate student Jacqueline Nalubwama now sheds light on how the media house managed those critical first months of the pandemic and what lessons Uganda’s media industry can draw from that experience.

While the kingdom’s young converts were led to execution, their mothers prayed, mourned, and sustained the early Christian movement under intense persecution. Their resilience, she argues, formed the spiritual backbone of Uganda’s first Christian community.

gh many graduates complete university with strong academic qualifications, they face a job market that demands far more than theoretical knowledge.

A recent study by Agalo Suzan Pompilla (2025), conducted at Uganda Christian University, reveals that the radio programme played a significant role in persuading hundreds of LRA fighters to surrender. Her thesis, “The Contribution of Radio Journalism to the Return Home of LRA Fighters”, documents how Dwog Cen Paco applied culturally grounded communication, blending peace messages with rituals such as Mato Oput and Nyono Tong Gweno that symbolise reconciliation in Acholi culture.

According to the research, many single parents are unable to consistently provide basic necessities such as food, school fees, clothing and healthcare. One mother interviewed explained, “When my husband left, I had to become both mother and father. I sell vegetables in the market, but the money is never enough. My children sometimes go to school without lunch.