Security tight as 8,000 graduate at Kyambogo University

Some of the Kyambogo university students during their graduation ceremony on December 11, 2019. PHOTO BY DAMALI MUKHAYE

Security has been tightened at Kyambogo University in Kampala where President Museveni will attend a graduation ceremony of 8,892 students.
The three day ceremony that starts today will see the university also graduate their first batch of PHD students.
The university vice chancellor, Prof Eli Katunguka told journalists that out of the 8,892 students slated to graduate, 4,877 are male while 4,015 are female.

He said that this is the highest number of students the university is graduating since its inception.
Only two students from Philosophy and food technology are slated to graduate with PHD.
He said that this is the highest number of students the university is graduating since its inception.
Only two students from Philosophy and food technology are slated to graduate with PHD.

“This is the first time we shall be graduating doctorate students, an indication that the university is maturing in terms of academics. The numbers are still few because the courses are expensive,” Prof Katunguka said.
A doctorate student at Kyambogo has to pay about Shs5m per semester, according to Prof Katunguka and a few can afford it individually.

The overall best students are George William Kasaazi, offering bachelor of information technology and computing with 4.88 CGPA and Benardette Nakintu from Bachelor of information systems with 4.83 CGPA.