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What UDB’s Dr. Patricia Ojangole’s Commencement Speech Delivered to MaK Graduands

KAMPALA – On February 26, 2026, Dr. Patricia Adongo Ojangole, Managing Director of the Uganda Development Bank Ltd, delivered a stirring call to action for graduands at the 76th Graduation Ceremony at Makerere University. Moving beyond traditional congratulatory remarks, Dr. Ojangole challenged the Class of 2026 to embrace the “new currency” of the digital age – Artificial Intelligence, data literacy, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

New PhD Study Unveils New Management Model for Uganda’s Refugee Settlements in Host Communities

KAMPALA – A ground breaking PhD study at Makerere University has unveiled a model for managing Uganda’s refugee settlements.
If this model by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the government agency handling refugee issues, it will help a great deal in managing tensions between host communities and refugees over land tenure.

A Life That Refused to Bow to History

By Pius Niwarinda There are lives that move quietly through history, accepting hardship as fate. And then there are lives that resist—lives that argue

The Doctoral Journey: Strategy, Stamina, Dos and Don’ts

By Christine Charity Mwebesa Last week on Saturday, the Network for Multidisciplinary Research Africa (NEMRA) invited me to give a talk on: “Navigating the Doctoral

M7@40: From 7 Towns to 282 and How NWSC Deciphered the Code of Universal Water Access

KAMPALA – In January 1986, when the current administration of President Yoweri Museveni took the reins of power, the “Ugandan Water Story” was a grim narrative of dry

A Monument to Skill: Janet Museveni Commissions UVTAB’s New Home as Uganda Redefines the “Blue-Collar” Narrative

KAMPALA – Tomorrow, Friday, January 9, 2026, the skyline of Kyambogo Hill will officially welcome a new landmark of educational transformation. The First Lady and Minister

UCCA in NRM Manifesto Numbers Game

By Ivan Tibenkana Entebbe- Uganda: As Ugandans head to the polls in a few months’ time, the manifesto of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is leveraging aviation data,

From Code to Community: How Sofware Engineer Phionah Nagaba Is Turning Banana Waste into Soap and Dignity for Ugandan Girls

Kabuyanda, Isingiro District — In a quiet village tucked into the hills of southwestern Uganda, a revolution is sprouting – not from parliament, not from