Kyambogo university council chairman John Okedi has criticised whistleblowers for saying that the university has failed to recover from the merger of the three institutions that formed it in 2003.
Speaking at the end of the three-day graduation ceremony last Friday, Prof Okedi said the university is on the move and in the right direction.
“There is a small section of people, who for reasons best known to themselves, still believe in that old-fashioned theory that we have failed. This argument is archaic, untrue, biased and completely false,” Okedi said.
He added that the university had of late received enormous funding, arguing that no donor would sink their money into a moribund institution.
Kyambogo University was created in 2003 by merging the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (ITEK), the Uganda Polytechnic, Kyambogo (UPK) and the Uganda National Institute of Special Education (UNISE).
Okedi said although the merger had its initial birth problems and pains, the university council, senior management and staff had over the years worked hard to make the merger a success.
He said the 7,157 graduands that received certificates, diplomas, bachelor's and master’s degrees last week, could attest to university’s progress.
Among these graduands was The Observer’s acting circulation manager Robert Mukisa, who received the Bachelor of Science in Education degree. He said it is a miracle that he was able to graduate.
“I used to read in the last hour due to the pressure of balancing work and studies,” he said. “I shall continue serving The Observer … to promote teamwork with other departments.”
According to Okedi, a substantive vice chancellor will be named before end of April 2017 if no court injuctions come their way again.
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