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The Church of Uganda has handed over Busoga University to the Ministry of Education and Sports. The former private, church-founded institution will now be developed as a public university in the Busoga region.
At a ceremony hosted at Nakasero State Lodge on Tuesday, Church of Uganda Archbishop Dr. Stephen Kazimba formally transferred the university to the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs. Janet Museveni.
The handover included a 215.4-acre land title, a Memorandum of Agreement between the Government of Uganda (represented by the Ministry of Education and Sports), the Registered Trustees of Church of Uganda, and Busoga University Limited. The Auditor General’s Report, which verified the assets and liabilities of the former university, was also presented.
First Lady Janet Museveni expressed gratitude to the Church of Uganda for donating the land to establish the public university. She highlighted the significance of this moment as the beginning of a government-established university in the Busoga region.
She explained that the government’s acquisition of Busoga University came in response to stakeholders’ appeals after the National Council for Higher Education revoked the institution’s provisional license in 2017.
The First Lady then transferred authority to the Task Force Management Committee, which will oversee the university on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Sports. She asked the committee to complete the establishment process and called for stakeholder cooperation.
Archbishop Kazimba noted widespread support for the university’s transition to public status. “I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to His Excellency the President of Uganda, General Yoweri Museveni, for fulfilling his pledge of taking over former Busoga University,” he said.
He encouraged the faithful to maintain the values of compassion, forgiveness, and service that characterized the Church of Uganda’s involvement.
