Beware of people in the convocation race who are working tooth and
nail to ensure they are lifted high by the university rather than
working hard to lift the university.
And please do not count me among those scheming to be lifted high by
the position in the convocation leadership. I offer myself in order to
provide strategic leadership for the good of the university.
I have a track record. I am the only person that vehemently refused to
be bribed when I was secretary general for the non-residents
community. Because I was leading government-sponsored students whose
allowances were unfairly delayed because some crooked characters first
had to do business with that money to accumulate profits and /or
interest, I would have eaten millions of money if I was corruptible
and compromisable.
Some of you must be remembering the November 2003 mega strike that
coincided with the installation of Prof Apolo Robinson Nsibambi as a
non-head of state chancellor of Makerere University. You may need to
recall that after I commanded my forces to take action, the following
day I went to meet the Dean of Students Mr John Ekuddu. In the Dean's
office I met Yusuf Kiranda. I told off Mr Ekuddu and assured him he
had no business being in office if he was not prioritising students'
welfare. Because of my radical stance against injustice, two days
after the strike students' allowances were deposited on their
accounts.
You may also need to recall that I served a jail term in Murchison Bay
Prison Luzira for opposing the 126% fees increment. Those of you who
want a person that will always say yes to fees increment overtures, I
advise you to vote for my opponents not me.
Personally, I know that Section 2 of the Universities and Tertiary
Institutions Act clearly spells out that public universities are to be
run or maintained out of public funds.
Therefore, I expect Makerere University to be the most affordable and
cheapest University for purposes of building for the future. Those who
think that poor parents and students are always going to be financiers of
the last resort to Makerere University must forget that.
I will use my
privileged position put excessive pressure on the Government of Uganda
to fund Makerere University adequately, pay both academic and
non-academic staff handsomely, remit adequate funding for academic
research so as to dissuade our professors from the demonic consultancy
research whose findings are largely misleading and I will hold
convocation press/media breakfast meetings every month. Makerere must
reclaim its past glory. It must be the Harvard of Africa once again.
It is you and I to ensure that our alma mater Makerere reclaims its past glory.
It is in the best interest of all alumni of Makerere that we reclaim
our number one position because then our paper will be very marketable across the globe. Render me your support I will reciprocate by
rendering you my unwavering and untiring service.
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