Summary:
- First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, commended the Church of Uganda for its generous donation of land for the establishment of the public university.
KAMPALA: The Church of Uganda on Wednesday officially handed over Busoga University to the Ministry of Education and Sports, marking its transition from a private, church-founded institution to a public university serving the Busoga region.
The handover included a 215.4-acre land title, a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Government of Uganda (represented by the Ministry of Education and Sports), the Registered Trustees of the Church of Uganda, and Busoga University Limited.
Additionally, the Auditor General’s report, which detailed the assets and liabilities of the former university, was presented.
First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, commended the Church of Uganda for its generous donation of land for the establishment of the public university.
She described the moment as a milestone in efforts to expand higher education in the region.
“We thank God for how far He has brought us in the process of establishing a public university in the Busoga region. We can confidently say, ‘Ebenezer, thus far has the Lord brought us,’” she said.
