Uganda Christian University (UCU), Mukono on Friday March 3 saw off 435 graduates in her 17th graduation, with degrees and diplomas.
Speaking at the event, the bishop of the Tanzanian diocese of Tarime, Mwita Akiri, urged the graduates to act differently from the majority of African public servants, who he said had become a threat to development.
“So many and much of the public employees behave like little gods. They have become a threat to development of our continent and they are people who go to church. Endeavour to be different,” Bishop Akiri said.
“Africa has too many human hyenas, who have devoured the continent’s resources, turning its people into beggars. This lack of sacrifice ought to be condemned and discouraged.”
Dr John Senyonyi, the vice chancellor, appealed to the graduates not to be comfortable with the qualifications they have acquired, but to seek more knowledge to better themselves.
Only nine of the 435 graduates passed with first-class degrees. Speaking to The Observer, Rodgers Tayebwa, a pioneer graduate of a Master of Water and Sanitation pledged to use his skills to build appropriate water technologies and treatment mechanisms to enable rural communities access good-quality water for domestic use.
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