These edible bamboo trees are a special kind tree that grow in the wild regions in eastern Uganda around Mt. Elgon. They are harvested when still young and soft. Malewa is smoked bamboo shoots which are dried for preservation. Malewa (smoked bamboo) forms the major ingredient of the Malewa /dish. It originated from Eastern Uganda […]
Dr. Euzobia Mugisha Baine has been appointed the Acting Director, Gender and Mainstreaming Directorate at Makerere University. The outgoing Acting Director, Gender and Mainstreaming Directorate Ms. Frances Nyachwo handed over office to Dr. Euzobia on 8th January 2018. The function was presided over by the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Ernest Okello Ogwang. The handover […]
Before taking over the new role as Makerere university Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has been serving as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) for Finance and Administration overseeing the finances and administration of the University. He has thus been responsible for the planning, budgeting and development of the university. He officially started his work on 1st […]
Prof. Fred Masagazi Masaazi, is the Principal of the College of Education and External Studies (CEES). He is an educationist and linguistic trained from Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Language Education specializing in the Luganda language, a Master of Arts degree (Luganda language), a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) specializing in English […]
Makerere University’s guild boss, Bala David Bwiruka will always be in the media for good or bad reasons simply because he is leading the ‘Al mata’ of this region. Campus Times Senyonga Derrick caught up with the flamboyant politician and discussed a number of issues; his relationship, 2016 presidential elections (politics), achievements and challenges,  Mak-Gashumba […]
Wankandya Simon Peter is Makerere university’s Guild Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister and a former religious prefect who has abandoned going to church but wants to become Ugandan President in 2036; Davidson Ndyabahika writes. Born in Mengo in 1993, Wankandya Simon Peter commonly referred to as WASP, attended Top care primary school in Mukono, Namilyango College in […]
Micheal Mawa is an Associate Professor of Development Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Nkumba University. With a soft spoken accent, I could notice a gentle look in an academic giant whose calmness is a true description of a person brought up on principles of the catholic church. No wonder, he was a […]
Born in 1994, Ganukura Allan started playing football in 2006 at Kabalega Secondary School, Masindi as a midfielder. He gained fame for his perfect tackles against opponents. He later joined Kawempe Muslim. At Kawempe Muslim, Allan was deployed as a striker in all games. He was excellent at this position scoring goals that led to […]