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Theoplus, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, says his goal is to become a strong voice for people with disabilities because he understands their challenges firsthand.

A player has three seconds to release the ball, but within those seconds she must decide where to pass, how hard to pass it, how high the ball should go and where the defender is positioned. For you to calculate all those things, there is no way you can tell me that you can think all those things in three seconds and you can’t gain anything when you’re reading.

I hope to build a career in public procurement. Procurement is a sensitive field that requires integrity, and I hope to contribute to ensuring proper accountability in the use of public resources. I am also open to opportunities in academia because I would enjoy teaching and mentoring future students.

When COVID-19 struck, Kamagra says it “took a lot of my life.” Before the pandemic, he had a business and even a chapati stall that were running well, but they were badly affected and collapsed during the lockdown. Like many Ugandans, he was forced to start again from scratch.

It was in 1995 that Owakubariho took his first drink of waragi. He remembers it was during the grasshopper season. What began as a one day thing later developed into a habit.

Do not give up. I encourage many to use me as an example: “if Kayiira did it, why not me?” Because everything is possible. Very many people are going to put them down but let them keep pushing because it’s never easy.

Mumbere’s journey began with strong family expectations for him to pursue civil engineering, a course chosen largely to fulfil his mother’s dream and belief in his academic potential. Although he accepted the decision with the hope of making her proud, he quickly discovered that the course did not align with his passion or identity.

Attendance is visible, but preparation is not. Lecturers see who shows up, but they do not see who revised beforehand, who skimmed notes at midnight, or who ignored the course outline entirely.