MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES (CAES)

PRINCIPAL‘S 7TH QUARTERLY REPORT

OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2015

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Foreword

The Principal‘s 7th Quarterly report is representation of the major activities and

achievements in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Science (CAES)

covering the period from October- December 2015. The report covers the academic

profiles including student enrolment and registration. It also outlines innovations in

teaching and research, resource mobilization and collaborative efforts. Sections on

knowledge sharing and transfer to society and publications and end of year package

for staff are also highlighted.

The college attracted eminent national and international visitors. The King of Tooro

Kingdom, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV visited the CAES School

of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio engineering to explore partnership with the

Food Technology Business Incubation Centre (FTBIC). Tooro Kingdom and Makerere

University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cement the

relationship. The MoU will first be implemented in the CAES through the School of

Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-Engineering. The main objective of the MoU is

to partner with Tooro Kingdom to enhance each other‘s areas of interest and

development.

The college continued to excel in research and grant acquisition and has maintained a

record in publishing. The college received a DFID Grant of four (4) million USD

towards Building resilience and adaptation to climate extremes and disasters in the

Department of Geography, Geo informatics and Climatic Sciences. Another USAID

Grant of USD three (3) million to strengthen training, research and outreach activities

was received in the Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics.

We recorded over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals and other publications

in conference proceedings. The college research programs were boosted by several

grants especially from RUFORUM, USAID, AGRA, Bill and Melinda Gates, Danida,

SCARDA, NORAD, SIDA, SASAKAWA Global 2000, European Union, Makerere

University, research organizations and government in various areas of Food science

and Nutrition, plant breeding, livestock productivity and climate change mitigation

among others.

In the area of Research innovations, the Department of Agricultural and Bio systems

engineering (ABE) invented the Farmers‘ Multipurpose tractor code-named the ‗MV

Mulimi‖. The project was funded by the Presidential Initiative Project at a total cost of

UGX 25 million. The MV Mulimi development team comprised Prof. Noble Banadda

as the PI and co-PIs, namely, Dr. Nicholas Kiggundu and Dr. Ahamada Zziwa. The

Principal Technician is Mr. Ernest Tibaku-Zira assisted by Samuel Mutesasira and Denis

Nsubuga. MV Mulimi has been tested for and is capable of performing five (5) tasks,

namely; threshing maize to reduce postharvest losses; pumping water for irrigation;

charging phones to keep farmers informed of Agricultural produce markets; hauling

agricultural produce up to 1 ton and ploughing fields.

The first phase of the New FTBIC building was officially handed over to Makerere

University by the construction contractor. The hand over followed a practical

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completion report by the project manager on 25th September, 2015. The Project

Manager, Arch. Isaac Nyabwana handed over the building to the Vice Chancellor

Makerere University represented by the University Secretary, Mr. Charles Barugahare

during the handover ceremony held at the School of Food Technology, Nutrition and

Bioengineering in October, 2015.

My sincere appreciation goes to University top management, government, donors,

development partners, all members of staff, college leadership students and parents

for the trust and support towards these quarterly achievements.

PROF. BERNARD BASHAASHA

PRINCIPAL

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Abbreviations

ACE African Centre of Excellence

CAES College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

DEM Department of Environmental Management

EU European Union

GGCS Geography, Geo-informatics and Climatic Sciences

MAK Makerere University

MUARIK Makerere University Research Institute Kabanyolo

SAS School of Agricultural Sciences

SFEGS School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

SFTNB School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio engineering

USAID United States Agency for International Development

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Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................................................... 2

Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................. 4

1.0. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 7

1.1.College of Agricultural and Environmental sciences (CAES) ............................. 7

1.2. CAES Schools and Departments ................................................................... 7

1.3. Vision: ...................................................................................................................................... 7

1.4. Mission: ..................................................................................................................................... 8

1.5. Organisation structure of CAES .................................................................... 8

1.6. Leadership and Management of CAES of December, 2015 ............................ 8

1.6.1: Principal and Deputy Principal .................................................................. 9

1.6.2. School Deans ........................................................................................... 9

1.6.3 Departmental Chairs ............................................................................... 10

1.6.4. Institutes and Centres .............................................................................. 11

1.6.5. Heads of Administrative units under the Principal‘s Office ....................... 12

2.0: TEACHING AND LEARNING .......................................................................................... 13

2.1: Students‘ population in CAES 2014/2015 ................................................... 13

2.2. Summary of CAES students population in the academic year 2014/2015 ..... 13

2.3. Under graduate student statistics (2015) in SAS .......................................... 13

2.4. Graduate student statistics (2015) in the SAS ............................................ 13

2.5. Under graduate student statistics (2014/2015) in the SFEGS...................... 14

2.6.Graduate student statistics in the SFEGS ...................................................... 14

2.7. Undergraduate student statistics in the SFTNB ........................................... 14

2.8. Graduate student statistics in the SFTNB .................................................... 14

2.9: Students‘ approved intake academic year 2015/2016 ................................ 15

2.10. CAES selected among the prospective African Centres of Excellence (ACE) 16

3.0 RESEARCH INNOVATIONS .............................................................................................. 21

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4.1. A three wheeled multipurpose farmers‘ tractor- MV MULIMI invented. ...... 21

4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED ................. 22

4.1: Contractor hands over the 1st phase of the new FTBIC building to Makerere

University ....................................................................................................... 22

5.0: RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS .......................... 23

5.1. Inception meeting for the SMATCH–CHICKENS Project held ...................... 23

5.2: CAES ongoing and new projects as of 2014-2018 ....................................... 23

5.3. On going RUFORUM Projects .................................................................. 27

5.6. Visitors and visits ................................................................................................................. 29

5.6.1 King Oyo of Tooro visits Makerere, explores partnership with the Food

Technology Business Incubation Centre ............................................................ 29

6.0: OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................... 31

6.1. NILA Birth Cohort project holds 1st Research Dissemination workshops in

Nebbi, Zombo and Kamwenge districts ............................................................ 31

6.2. Climate Change Research Dissemination workshop held ............................ 32

7.0. PUBLICATIONS 2014 -2015 ............................................................................................. 34

7. 1. Book chapters .......................................................................................... 34

7.2. Publications in refereed and professionally recognized Journals .................. 34

7.2.1. Publications for the year 2015 ................................................................ 34

7.2.3. Publications for the year 2014 ....................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

8.0: CHRISTMAS PACKAGE & END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS .................................... 39

8.1. Examiners‘ End of Year–Get-Together Party Held. ...................................... 39

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1.0. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental sciences (CAES)

CAES is one of the ten (10) colleges of Makerere University. It was formed by the

integration of the Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation,

Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (MUIENR) and

the Department of Geography.

Currently, CAES comprises three schools, i.e. School of Agricultural Sciences, School of

Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering and the School of Forestry,

Environmental and Geographical Sciences.

Each of the Schools is made up of departments which administer and deliver academic

programmes at undergraduate and graduate level as tabulated below:

1.2. CAES Schools and Departments

College Schools Departments

College of Agricultural

and Environmental

Sciences (CAES)

School of

Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural Production

Agribusiness and Natural Resource

Economics

Extension & Innovation Studies

School of Forestry,

Environmental and

Geographical

Sciences

Forestry, Bio-Diversity and

Tourism

Environmental Management

Geography, Geo Informatics and

Climatic Sciences

School of Food

Technology,

Nutrition and Bio-

engineering

Agricultural & Bio systems

Engineering

Food Technology and Human

Nutrition

The college has two institutes that handle research. These are Makerere University

Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) and Makerere University Biology

Field Station (MUBFS). The college has 14 centers serving as a base for knowledge

transfer and partnerships. These are complemented by a facility located at Nyabyeya

Forest College that caters for students from the SFEGS.

1.3. Vision: ―To be a leading institution of academic excellence and innovations in

Africa‖.

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1.4. Mission: ―To advance training, knowledge generation and service delivery in

order to enhance agricultural development, sustainable natural resource utilization

and environmental management.

1.5. Organisation structure of CAES

1.6. Leadership and Management of CAES of December, 2015

The College is headed by the Principal assisted by the Deputy Principal. These two

ensure that the college runs smoothly while maintaining high academic and research

standards. The Principal is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as well as the Chief

Public Relations Officer of the College.

The Schools are headed by Academic Deans elected from among the Academic Staff at

the rank of at least Senior Lecturer, by the academic members of staff and appointed

by the University Appointments and Promotions Board.

The Departments are headed by Chairs and are assigned academic duties by the Dean.

Field Stations (MUBFS) and Research Institutes (MUARIK) are headed by Directors.

The institutes are at a level of a school and the directors report to the Principal. The

centers are units within departments specializing in conducting research on particular

strategic areas and are headed by coordinators.

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1.6.1: Principal and Deputy Principal

Prof. Bernard Bashaasha, Principal

P.O. Box 7062,Kampala – Uganda

Tel: 0414 542277

Mob: +256 772 627 249

Email: Principal@caes.mak.ac.ug

Assoc. Prof. Gorettie Nabanoga

Deputy Principal

P.O. Box 7062, Kampala – Uganda

Mob: +256-772-520404

Email: nabanoga@caes.mak.ac. ug

1.6.2. School Deans

Prof. Johnny Mugisha

Dean School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS)

Tel: +256 414 543880/ + 256 414 531152

Mob: +256 772 523907

Email: dean@agric.mak.ac.ug |

jomugisha@caes.mak.ac.ug

Prof. Mnason Tweheyo

Dean, School of Forestry,

Environmental and

Geographical Sciences (SFEGS)

Tel.+256 414 543 647/8

Mob:+256 752 585 128

Email: tweheyo@caes.mak.ac.ug

Prof. John Muyonga

Dean, School of Food

Technology, Nutrition & Bio

engineering (SFTNB)

Tel+256 414 533 676

Mob:+256 673 153

Email:

muyongaj@caes.mak.ac.ug/

hmuyonga@yahoo.com

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1.6.3 Departmental Chairs

School Departments

Agricultural

Production

Agribusiness and Natural

Resource Economics

Extensions and

Innovation

Studies

School of

Agricultural

Sciences

Assoc. Prof. Denis

Mpairwe

Mob:+256 772 439372

Email: dmpairwe@caes.

mak.ac.ug

Dr. Gabriel Elepu

Mob: +256 782 758 887

Email: elepu@caes. mak.ac.ug

Prof. Jacob Agea – Centre

Coordinator

Mob:0392945330

Email:agea@caes.mak.ac

Forestry, Biodiversity

and Tourism

Environmental

Management

Geography, Geo

informatics and

Climatic Sciences

School of

Forestry

Environmental

and

Geographical

sciences

Prof. Philip Nyeko

Mob:0392967729

Email:nyeko@caes.mak.ac.

ug

Assoc. Prof. James Okot

Okumu

Mob: +256 772 411 460

Email:jokotokumu@caes.mak.

ug

Dr. Yazidhi Bamutaze

Mob: +256 752968421

Email:bamutaze@caes.mak

.ac.ug

.

Agricultural & Bio

systems engineering

Food Technology and Human Nutrition

School of Food

Technology,

Nutrition & Bio

engineering

Prof. Noble Banadda

Mob: +256 774 046 689

Email:

banadda@caes.mak.ac.ug

Prof. Archileo N. Kaaya

Mob:+ 256-772440046

Email:ankaaya@caes.mak.ac.ug

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1.6.4. Institutes and Centres

Institute Director/ Coordinator

Makerere University Agricultural

Research Institute Kabanyolo

(MUARIK)

Assoc. Prof. Phinehas Tukamuhabwa-Director

Mob: +256 772 498 691

Email:p.tuka@caes.mak.ac.ug

Makerere University Biological

Field Station (MUBFS)

Assoc. Prof. David Tumusiime - Ag. Director

Mob: +256 77941 1741

Email: tumusid@yahoo.com

Continuing Agricultural Education

Centre (CAEC)

Prof. Jacob Agea – Centre Coordinator

Mob:0392945330

Email:agea@caes.mak.ac

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1.6.5. Heads of Administrative units under the Principal‘s Office

Mr. Obura Edward- Registrar

Mob: +256 772648 978

email:

oburnep@acadreg.mak.ac.ug

Mrs. Night Vianney Baguma-

Team Leader

Mob: +256 777 499 819

Email:vbaguma@finance.mak.

ac.ug

Mr. Onan Mulumba-

Librarian

Mob: +256 772 694

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Email:omulumba@caes.

mak.c.ug

Mr. Richard Mugisha -

Human Resource Manager

Mob: +256 701 568 988

Email:

rmugisha@hrd.mak.ac.ug

Ms. Jane Anyango -

Communications officer

Mob:

+256758870067/784738521

Email: pr@caes.mak.ac.ug

Ms. Sarah Nakibuuka -

Procurement Officer

Mob: +256 772582047

Email; snakibuuka@pdu.mak.ac.ug

Mr. James Kisoro -

Web Administrator

Mob: +256 77 9 325 568

Email:

webadmin@caes.mak.ac.ug

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2.0: TEACHING AND LEARNING

2.1: Students‘ population in CAES 2014/2015

The College has a large and diverse student population totaling 2497 students. Of

these 60% are male and 40% female.

2.2. Summary of CAES students population in the academic year 2014/2015

School No. of Students

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

(SFEGS)

1149

School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS) 1050

School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio engineering

(SFTNB)

298

Total 2497

Source: College Registrars Office

2.3. Under graduate student statistics (2015) in SAS

Undergraduate programs

Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total

Bachelor of Agricultural and Rural

Innovations

133 100 79 312

Bachelor of Science in Horticulture 15 14 17 46

Bachelor of Agribusiness Management 106 74 74 254

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Land

Use and Management

60 41 26 127

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture 62 46 63 40 211

Total 950

Source : College Registrars Office

2.4. Graduate student statistics (2015) in the SAS

Program Year No. of

Students

Master of Science in Agriculture and Applied Economics

(MAAE)

1 11

Master of Science in Agribusiness Management (MABM) 1 12

Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (MAEC) 1 04

Master of Science in Animal Science (MANL) 1 05

Master of Science in Crop Science (MCRP) 1 11

Master of Science in Soil Science (MSOL) 1 08

Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems (MSPB) 1 28

Master of Science in Integrated Watershed Management

(MIWM)

1 04

Master of Science in Agricultural Extensions Education (MAEE) 1 21

Total 104

Source : College Registrars Office

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2.5. Under graduate student statistics (2014/2015) in the SFEGS

Undergraduate programs

Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total

Bachelor of Environmental Science 74 42 61 177

Bachelor of Conservation Forestry and

Products Technology

28 67 69 35 199

Bachelor of Social and Entreprenueral

Forestry

58 23 29 110

Bachelor of Tourism 153 214 237 604

Bachelor of Science in Meteorology 14 18 20 52

Total 1142

Source : College Registrars Office

2.6.Graduate student statistics in the SFEGS

Program Year No. of

Students

Master of Arts in Land Use and Rural Development (MLRD) 1 03

Master of Arts in Geography (MAGE) 1 03

Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources

(MENR)

1 25

Master of Science in Forestry (MSFO) 1 03

Master of Science in Agroforestry (MSAG) 1 02

Total 36

Source : College Registrars Office

2.7. Undergraduate student statistics in the SFTNB

Undergraduate programs

Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total

Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition 40 33 38 111

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural

engineering

20 20 23 24 84

Bachelor of Science in Food Science and

Technology

18 21 22 61

Total 259

2.8. Graduate student statistics in the SFTNB

Program No. of Students

Master of Science in Applied Human Nutrition (MHNU) 10

Master of Science in Food Science and Technology (MFST) 08

Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering (MAEN) 12

Total 30

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2.9: Students‘ approved intake academic year 2015/2016

SCHOOL PROGRAM INTAKE TOTAL

Gov‘t Private Evening

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

SAS BAGR (BSc. Agriculture) 35 26 61

STNB

SFEGS

SAS

SFTNB

BARI (Agricultural and Rural

Innovations)

10 110 120

BAGM (Agribusiness

Management)

10 110 120

BLUM (Agric.Land Use

&Management)

20 110 130

BHOT (Horticulture) 20 55 75

BAGE ( Agricultural Engineering) 15 17 32

BSHN (Human Nutrition) 20 30 50

BFST ( Food Science &

Technology)

20 17 37

BAGE ( Agricultural Engineering) 15 17 32

BCFP ( Conservation Forestry &

Product Technology)

20 99 119

BSEF ( Social &Entrepreneurial

Forestry)

20 88 108

BEVS ( Environmental Science) 20 110 130

BTOU ( Tourism) 165 BTE 108

BMTE (Science in Meteorology) 10 22 32

TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE 220 959 1179

MASTERS PROGRAMS

MSOL (MSc. Soil Science) 15 15

MSPB (MSc. Plant Breeding &

Seed Systems)

10 10

MAAE (MSc. Agricultural and

Applied Economics)

10 10

MABM (MSc. Agribusiness

Management)

15 15

MAEC (MSc. Agricultural

Economics)

22 22

MAGE (MSc. Agricultural

extension & Education)

13 13

MANL (MSc. Animal Science) 07 07

MCRP (MSc. Crop Science) 34 34

MIWM (In Integrated Watershed

Management)

08 08

MAEN (MSc. Agricultural

Engineering)

12 12

MFST (MSc. Food Science &

Technology)

10 10

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SFEGS

SAS

SFTNB

SFEGS

MHNU (MSc. In Applied Human

Nutrition)

11 11

MFST (MSc. Food Science &

Technology)

10 10

MSAG (MSc. In Agro forestry) 05 05

MSFO (MSc. Forestry) 05 05

MERN (MSc. In Environment

and Natural Resources)

68 68

MA Geography 12 12

MA Land Use and Rural

Development (LURD)

09 09

TOTAL MASTERS 296

PhD PROGRAMS

PARI (PhD. Agricultural &Rural

Innovations)

13 13

PDAE (PhD. In Agricultural

Economics)

- -

PHAG (PhD. In Agriculture) 12 12

PPBB (PhD. Plant Breeding &

Biotechnology)

10 10

PFST (PhD. Food Science &

Technology)

01 01

PFOR (PhD. Forestry) - -

PHEN (PhD. Environment and

Impact Assessment)

04 04

PhD Geography 02 02

TOTAL PhD 42

2.10. CAES selected among the prospective African Centres of Excellence (ACE)

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences submitted two proposals for

the African Centre of Excellence. A series of meetings were held to discuss the College

application for a Centre of Excellence. An interim Steering Committee was constituted

comprising Prof. Rubaihayo (Chair), Prof. Bashaasha, Prof. Muyonga, Prof. Mugisha,

Prof. Tweheyo, Prof. Kyamanywa, Assoc. Prof. Margaret Mangheni, Assoc. Prof. Paul

Kibwika and Assoc. Prof. David Tumusiime. The committee held its maiden meeting

on 28th January, 2015.

The meeting identified 5 areas of focus as follows (1) Climate Smart Agriculture and

Risk Management, (2) Biotechnology and seed System, (3)Agribusiness and value

Chain Development, (4) Experiential Learning and learning methods and (5)Statistics

and ICT.

108 proposals were submitted from 10 countries, Uganda had 19. Makerere University

was selected among the 31 prospective African Higher Education Centres of Excellence

(ACEs). Of the 5 prospective proposals from Uganda, 3 are from Makerere

University. Of the 3 Makerere University Proposals, one titled ―Establishment of the

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East African Centre for Crop Improvement at Makerere University‖ is from CAES. The

final approval and announcement will be made by the World Bank Board.

ACE is an initiative of World Bank and Uganda Government. The Program is intended

to meet Uganda‘s growing skills challenges and promote required specialization.

Uganda has already accessed $ 27m for Nutrition from World Bank. Each successful

proposed project will receive US$ 6 – 8 million. The motivation is to boast human

capital and the demand for specialized skills and knowledge critical for African

development (In this case Eastern and Southern Africa).

The move is geared towards addressing a number of challenges including skill

shortages required to address development challenges and poverty reduction; limited

science and technology capacity, limited applied research to increase technology

absorption, raise total factor productivity and generate new competitive sectors and;

the current pattern of skills production which does not match labour market demand

or development needs.

Conditionally Selected Eastern And Southern Africa Higher Education Centers Of

Excellence

No. Proposal Title Cluster Sub-Priority

area

Institution

Country

1 Sustainable Agriculture

and Agribusiness

Management

Agriculture Agribusiness Egerton

University

Kenya

2 Establishment of an East

African Centre for Crop

Improvement at

Makerere University

Agriculture Agribusiness Makerere

University

Uganda

3 African Centre of

Excellence in Sustainable

Food Systems (SFS-

Centre)

Agriculture Agribusiness University of

Zimbabwe

Zimbab

we

4 African Center of

Excellence for Climate

Smart Agriculture and

Biodiversity

Conservation (Climate

SABC)

Agriculture Climate &

Env. Smart

Agriculture

Haramaya

University -

HU

Ethiopia

5 Africa Centre for Agro-

ecology and Livelihood

Systems (ACALISE)

Agriculture Climate &

Env. Smart

Agriculture

Uganda

Martyrs

University

Uganda

6 Aquaculture and

Fisheries Science

(AquaFish) Centre of

Excellence

Agriculture Marine &

Ocean

Sciences

Lilongwe

University of

Agriculture

and Natural

Malawi

18

Resources -

LUANAR

7 African Centre of

Excellence for

Innovative Rodent Pest

Management and

Biosensor Technology

Development

(IRPM&BTD).

Agriculture Unspecified Sokoine

University

Tanzani

a

8 Sustainable Use of

Insects as Food and

Feed

Health ER, Trauma &

Nutrition

Jaramogi

Odinga

Oginga

University of

Science and

Technology

Kenya

9 Southern African Centre

for Infectious Disease

Surveillance (SACIDS) -

ACE for Infectious

Diseases of Humans and

Animals in Southern and

East Africa.

Health Molecular

Biology

Sokoine

University

Tanzani

a

10 Centre for Innovative

Drug Development and

Therapeutic Trials for

Africa (CDT-Africa)

Health Pharma Bio-

Tech

Addis Ababa

University

Ethiopia

11 Center for Public Health

and Herbal Medicine

(CEPHEM)

Health Pharma Bio-

Tech

Malawi

College of

Medicine

Malawi

12 Pharm-Biotechnology

and Traditional

Medicine Centre

(PHARMTRAC)

Health Pharma Bio-

Tech

Mbarara

University of

Science and

Technology

Uganda

13 Center of excellence for

Infectious Diseases of

Humans and Animals

Health Pharma Bio-

Tech

University of

Zambia

Zambia

14 ACE for water

management

STEM Disaster/Risk

Analysis &

Mgmt

Addis Ababa

University

Ethiopia

15 Center of Excellency in

Water Infrastructure and

Sustainable Energy

(WISE)

STEM Disaster/Risk

Analysis &

Mgmt

Nelson

Mandela

African

Institution of

Science and

Technology

Tanzani

a

16 Phytochemicals Textiles

and Renewable Energy

STEM Energy Moi

University

Kenya

17 African Center of STEM Energy University of Rwanda

19

Excellence in Energy for

Sustainable

Development (ACEESD)

Rwanda

18 African Center of

Excellence in Internet of

Things (ACEIoT)

STEM ICT University of

Rwanda

Rwanda

19 African Centre of

Excellence for Materials,

Product Development

and Nano-Technology

STEM Product

Design &

Manufacturin

g

Makerere

University

Uganda

20 African Railway

Education and Research

Institute (ARERI)

STEM Transportatio

n & Logistics

Addis Ababa

University

Ethiopia

21 African Center of

Excellence for

Sustainable Mining

STEM Value

Addition/Extr

actives

Copper Belt

University

Zambia

22 Collaborating Centre for

Research, Evidence

Agricultural

Advancement, Teaching

Excellence and

Sustainability (CREATES)

STI-

Education

Quality of

Education

Nelson

Mandela

African

Institution of

Science and

Technology

Tanzani

a

23 African Centre of

Excellence for Data

Sciences (ACE - DS)

STI-Statistics Applied

Statistics

University of

Rwanda

Rwanda

24 African Centre of

Excellence for

Sustainable Agricultural

Land Use and

Management (ACE-

SALUM)

Agriculture Agriculture

Land Use

Management

Institution Rwanda

25 Centre of vaccine

training and Research

Eastern and Southern

Africa

Health Pharma Bio-

Tech

University of

Nairobi

Kenya

26 Innovation, Research

and Training to improve

East African Health

Systems

Health Unspecified Strathmore

University

Kenya

27 Centre of Information

Technology and

Engineering Studies

(ITES)

STEM ICT Makerere

University

Uganda

28 African Center of

Excellence in Transport

and Logistics

(ACETraLogi)

STEM Transportatio

n & Logistics

University of

Rwanda

Rwanda

29 ACE for Biodiversity STI- Quality of Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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Education for

Sustainable

Development

Education Education University -

AAU

30 African Centre of

Excellence in Innovative

Teaching and Learning

Mathematics and

Science (ACEITLMS)

STI-

Education

Quality of

Education

University of

Rwanda

Rwanda

31 African Center of

Excellence for Data and

Modeling (ACE-DM)

STI-Statistics Applied

Statistics

University of

Dar es Salaam

Tanzani

a

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3.0 RESEARCH INNOVATIONS

4.1. A three wheeled multipurpose farmers‘ tractor- MV MULIMI invented.

The Department of Agricultural and Bio systems engineering (ABE) invented a three

wheeled Farmers Multipurpose tractor code named the ‗MV Mulimi‖. The project

was funded by the Presidential

Initiative Project at a total cost of

UGX 25 million. The MV Mulimi

development team is made of Prof.

Noble Banadda as the PI and co-PIs,

namely, Dr. Nicholas Kiggundu and

Dr. Ahamada Zziwa. The principal

Technician is Mr. Ernest Tibaku-Zira

assisted by Samuel Mutesasira and

Denis Nsubuga who are Agricultural

Engineers from Makerere University. The building of the tractor started on 1st

September, 2015 at departments‘ engineering workshop at MUARIK using locally

available materials. The final product was delivered in a period of two and a half

months .MV Mulimi has been tested for and capable of performing five (5) tasks,

namely; threshing maize to reduce postharvest losses; pumping water for irrigation;

charging phones to keep farmers informed of Agricultural produce markets; hauling

agricultural produce up to 1 ton and ploughing fields.The tractor can also transport up

to 1.5 tonnes of agricultural produce from the farm to home or market. In terms of

persons, the MV Mulimi can carry up to 18 people.

The tractor was was launched on 31st December 2015 at the Makerere University

Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK). The Chinese Ambasador also

donated two walking tractors to CAES.

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4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND

EQUIPMENT ACQUIRED

4.1: Contractor hands over the 1st phase of the new FTBIC building to Makerere University

The first phase of the New Food

Technology & Business

Incubation Centre (FTBIC)

building was officially handed

over to Makerere University by

the construction contractor. The

hand over followed a practical

completion report by the project

manager on 25th September,

2015. This project was flagged

off in September, 2011 and was

scheduled to take 6 months. The

project delayed due to

challenges related to disputes

over land ownership that was

later resolved.

The Project Manager, Arch. Isaac Nyabwana handed over the building to the Vice

Chancellor Makerere University represented by the University Secretary, Mr. Charles

Barugahare during the handover ceremony held at the School of Food Technology,

Nutrition and Bioengineering on October 20th, 2015.

The function was attended by the Principal CAES Prof. Bernard Bashaasha, the Dean

School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-engineering Prof. John Muyonga and

the Manager Food Technology & Business Incubation Centre Assoc. Prof. William

Kyamuhangire. Also present were the Director, Estates and Works Department Eng.

Fred Nuwagaba the Chief Internal Auditor and Chief Security Officers Makerere

University among other staff.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba Ssentamu thanked the government and the

President in particular for funding the construction of the building. He thanked the

project manager and the contractors for striving and ensuring the completion of the

building in spite of challenges.

The Principal CAES Prof. Bernard Bashaasha thanked the School Dean Prof. John

Muyonga and the Manager FTBIC Prof. William Kyamuhangire for working with

government to see the realisation of this building project.

The FTBIC has been housed in the School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-

engineering since its inception in 2009. It will now be shifted to the new premises as

plans to start the second phase of the construction begins.

The Contractor handing over the building to the project

manager, who later handed it over to Makerere university

representatives

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5.0: RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND COLLABORATIVE

EFFORTS

5.1. Inception meeting for the SMATCH–CHICKENS Project held

The inception meeting of the project ―Incorporating Climate Smart and Fast Growth

Traits to Transform the Local Chicken Value Chain in Uganda project (SMATCH

Chickens)‖ was held on 29th October 2015 at the Grand Global Hotel in Kampala.

The Principal Investigator for the project is Assoc. Prof. Donald Rugira Kungoza from

the Department of Agricultural Production.

5.2: CAES ongoing and new projects as of 2014-2018

The college mobilises funds both locally and internationally to support teaching,

research, national capacity building and projects that contribute to society

development. There are therefore collaborative projects in the college that are

ongoing:

PROJECT TITLE PI BUDGET FUNDER START END

Knowledge Management

Systems for Climate

Change Adaptation in Six

Cattle Corridor Districts

Dr. Michael

Mboga

Department of

Forestry, Bio

diversity and

Tourism

UGX

349, 155,000

Food and

Agricultural

Organisation

(FAO

Ist April

2015

31st Aug

2015

INSFEED: Insect Feed for

Poultry and Fish

Productivity

Dr. Dorothy

Nakimbugwe

Depart of Food

Technology and

Nutrition

UGX

1,139,413,981

International

Development

Research

Centre(IDRC)

1st

Oct,

2014

31st

March

2015

AGRITT Research

Challenges Fund:

Agricultural Productivity,

Market Participation,

Effective Value Chain

Development in Uganda:

A Case of Maize and

Cattle

Dr. Denis Mpairwe

Department of

Agricultural

production

35, 600

Pounds

Land Mills

Ltd. UK

2014

2015

Sustaining Sweet Potato

Productivity by

exploiting reversion from

virus infection

Dr. Peter Waswa

Department of

Agricultural

Production

US $ 499,565

Bill and

Melinda

Gates

Foundation

1st July

2014

30th

June

2015

Documentation of

Institutional rainfall

water harvesting

practices for improving

the adaptive capacity of

Farmers to climate

change in Rakai district

Dr. Ahamada

Zziwa

Department of

Agricultural and

Bio systems

engineering

20,000 Euros

Technical

Centre for

Agricultural

and Rural

Cooperation

27th

March

2015 for

6months

2015

Adaptation Perenniality

and Grain Productivity of

Rhzomatous sorghum

Dr. Geoffrey

Tusiime

Department of

Agricultural

USD $

32,000

The Land

Institute

Aug

2014

Aug

2016

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Production

Improving pig

Productivity: Diversifying

piglet nutrition options

and upscaling Artificial

Insemination in

Uganda(DIVERSE -PIG)

Dr. Donald Rugira

Kugonza

Department of

Agricultural

production

UGX

225,517,500

National

Agricultural

Research

Organisation

(NARO)

2nd

May

2014

2nd

May,

2016

Putting Nitrogen

fixation in Africa Phase II

(N2 Africa II)

Dr. John Baptist

Tumuhairwe

Department of

Agricultural

production

20,000

USD

International

Institute of

Agriculture

(IITA)

1st

April

2015

31st

March

2016

Strengthening Capacities

for fostering innovations

along potato value

chains in East Africa

Prof. Achileo

Kaaya

Department of

Food Technology

and Nutrition

Euros

115,017.3

ACP

European

Union

Jan

2014

Jan

2016

Solve the Equation East

Africa

(SEE)

Prof. Felix Bareeba

Department of

Agricultural

production

85,000

USD

Youth

Economic

Participation

Initiative

1st

March

2014

2016

Enhancing Productivity

of traditional goat

Phenotypes among small

holder Farmers of

Uganda

Dr.Vicent

Muwanika

Department of

Environmental

Management

$ 64, 999

USD

RUFORUM

Nov.

2014

Nov.20

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Unearthing the Potential

of Earth worms

Assoc. Prof Fred

Kabi

Department of

Agricultural

Production

$ 35,002

USD

Resilient

Africa

Network(RA

N/USAID)

Jan

2015

Jan

2016

Video for Farmers

(VFF)

Dr. Haroona

Seguya and Assoc.

Prof. Paul Kibwika

Department of

Agricultural

Extension and

Innovation Studies

35, 520 Euros

Access

Agriculture

Kenya

30th

May

2013

Decem

ber

2016

International Initiative

for Impact Evaluation

Prof. Bernard

Bashaasha and Dr.

Fredrick Bagamba

Department of

Agribusiness and

Natural Resource

Economics

US $ 746,055

Global

Development

Network

15th

April

2013

14th

April,

2016

Nutrition Innovation

Laboratory Africa(NILA)

Prof. Bernard

Bashaasha

$ 3,300,000

USD

USAID Feed

the Future

October

2014 2017

Evaluating performance

and utilisation properties

of Grain Amaranth

varieties

Prof. John

Muyonga

Departmen of

Food Technology

and Nutrition

US $ 90,000

National

Agricultural

Research

Organisation

(NARO

1st July

2014

30th

June

2016

Reduction of post

harvest and Value

Addition

Dr. Susan Balaba

Department of

Forestry,

264, 000

Euros

University of

Kassel

Germany

June

2013

June ,

2017

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Biodiversity and

Tourism

Partnership to strengthening

capacity building for

elearning network in Food

and Nutrition Security

Prof. Achileo

Kaaya

Department of

Food Technology

and Nutrition

21,082 Euros

ACP EU

Edulink

6th Dec

2013

5th June

2017

Desk Review and Data

Collection for Applied

Research Design for

Livestock Production and

Management Study.

DR. Nicholas

Kiggundu

USD 17,000 FAO project

funded by EU

May

2015

Decem

ber

2015.

Domestication of Tetra

Pleuratetraptera for

livelihood improvement

in Tropical Africa

Esther Kemigisha

USD$ 15,300

International

Foundation

for

Science(IFS)

15th

April

2015

15th

April

2017

New Africa Brazil market

place research project;

―Enriching livelihoods of

small scale hot pepper

farmers through

partnerships for

germplasm improvement

and adaptation‖

Assoc. Prof.

Jeninah Karungi

Department of

Agricultural

production

US $ 80,000

May

2015

2017

Evaluating Equitable

Nutritional and Income

options in Urban and

Rural settings of HT

Uganda action site

Prof. Moses

Tenywa Makooma

Department of

Agricultural

production

US $ 150,000

International

Institute of

Agriculture

(IITA)

Sept.

2014

Sept.

2017

Mainstreaming Ecological

organic Agriculture into

national policies and

programmes

Assoc. Prof.Fred

Kabi

Department of

Agricultural

Production

USD $

23, 309.75

Swiss Agency

For

Development

and

Cooperation

(SDC)

2014

2018

Productivity and

Biological Diversity in the

Coffee banana system in

the Mt Elgon regions

Assoc. Prof.

Jeninah Karungi

Department of

Agricultural

production

145,000

Euros

Volkswagen

Foundation

March

2015

March

2018

Global Climate Change

Alliance Uganda:

Agriculture Adaptation

to Climate Change

Purpose: Desk Review

and Data collection for

Applied Research Design

for Livestock Production

and Management study

Assoc. Prof. James

Okot-Okumu

US $ 17,000

European

Union (EU)

Developing Green

Strategy and three

Assoc. Prof. James

Okot-Okumu

210,980.00€. EU through

GCCA Intra-

2015-

Ongoing

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Climate Change course

modules for Makerere

University, Uganda

(DEGS-MAK)

ACP

Programme

The Potential of Camel

Production in Resilience

Building to Climate

Variability in Karamoja,

Uganda (CAPREC).

Dr. Justine

Namaalwa Jjumba

Collaborating

Institution-

International

Institute of

Tropical

Agriculture (IITA)

USD 59,810 RUFORUM 2015 –

Ongoing

Building capacity for

REDD+ in East Africa for

improved ecosystem

health and for

sustainable livelihoods in

Eastern Africa* (UGA-

13/0019).

Prof. John Tabuti Noks

18,000,000

NORAD 2013 2018

Support Uganda in the

Development of the

Forest Reference

Emission Levels

Dr. Justine

Namaalwa Jjumba

UG X

244,800,000

FAO. 2015 –

Ongoing

Piosphere Syndrome and

Rangeland Degradation

in Karamoja Sub-region,

Uganda

Dr. Anthony Egeru

USD 7000

Funded by

the OPCW

2014

Partnership for Building

Resilient Ecosystems and

Livelihoods to Climate

Change and Disaster

Risks –BREAD

Dr. Yazidhi

Bamutaze

$1.3million SIDA New

project

Building resilience and

adaptation to climate

extremes and disasters -

BRACED

Assoc. Prof. Shuaib

Lwasa

$4million DFID New

project

Integrating Hyrdo-

Climate Science into

policy decisions for

climate-resilient

infrastructure and

livelihoods in East Africa-

HYCRISTAL

Dr. Geoffrey Sabiti £2million UKaid/NERC New

project

Augmenting waste

Economies to Enhance

Urban livelihood in

informal settlements of

Kampala

Assoc. Prof. Shuaib

Lwasa

$120,000 FORD

Foundation

New

project

Indigenous Health

Adaptation to Climate

Change- IHACC

Assoc. Prof. Shuaib

Lwasa

$1,622,000 IDRC New

project

Capacity building to

promote sustainable

governance of petroleum

Dr. Frank

Mugagga

SEK 9million NORAD New

project

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resources, biodiversity

and livelihoods in east

african communities

5.3. On going RUFORUM Projects

First

name Last name Institution Project Title

Budget

(USD) Start date End date Grant Id

Stevens

M.B

Kisaka

Makerere

University

Development of

appropriate financing

models for smallholder

holder agricultural

enterprises prioritization

of summative

entrepreneurship

models through

participatory action

research

100,000

01/05/2014

30/04/2016

RU 2014

NG 16

Settumba

Mukasa

Makerere

University

Developing a

community-based

cassava seed system for

increased productivity

and market linkages in

Uganda

372,420

01/10/2014

30/09/2018

RU 2014

CARP 04

Constant

Okello

Makerere

University

Support for the

Implementation of an

Online Master of

Science in Agricultural

Information and

Communication

Management (AICM)

122,084

01/10/2014

30/09/2016

RU 2014

NG 21

Bernard

Obaa

Makerere

University

Increasing production

and marketability of

improved cowpea

varieties in semi-arid

regions of northwestern

Uganda

64,999

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-099

Herbert

Talwana

Makerere

University

Improving Mungbean

productivity for

nutritional

diversification, income

and food security in

Uganda [Phase II]

64,374

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-087

Charles

Masembe

Makerere

University

Genome characteristics

and transmission

dynamics of African

swine fever, at the

livestock-wildlife

interface: pathways to

the control of

Transboundary animal

diseases

65,000

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-088

Jacob

Godfrey

Agea

Makerere

University

Unlocking the potential

of indigenous fruit trees

64,964

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-090

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for increased food

security, nutritional

health, cash income,

farm diversity and

environmental resilience

in Uganda

Vincent

Muwanika

Makerere

University

Enhancing productivity

of traditional goat

varieties among small

holder farmers of

Uganda

64,999

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-091

Ahamada

Zziwa

Makerere

University

Development of a Low-

Cost Pineapple Drier

and Utilization of

Agricultural Waste to

Enhance Income

Security among Small-

holder Farmers in

Kayunga District

64,159

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-100

Margaret

Mangheni

Makerere

University

Enhancing the capacity

of Ugandan agricultural

extension system to

impact food and

nutrition security of

rural farming

households

63,356

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-105

Johnny

Mugisha

Makerere

University

Enhancing

Competitiveness of

Potato Production in

Lowland Areas of

Uganda

64,999

01/11/2014

31/10/2016

RU 2014

GRG-108

Phinehas

Tukamuha

bwa

Makerere

University

Rice brown sheath rot

(Pseudomonas

fuscovaginae) disease in

Burundi: an assessment

of occurrence,

germplasm reaction,

seed health status and

disinfection approaches.

64,999

01/12/2014

30/11/2016

RU 2014

GRG-084

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5.6. Visitors and visits

5.6.1 King Oyo of Tooro visits Makerere, explores partnership with the Food Technology

Business Incubation Centre

On 20th November 2015 the King of Tooro Kingdom, Omukama Oyo Nyimba

Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV visited Makerere University. The King was accompanied by

other Royals including his paternal aunt, Princess Elizabeth Bagaya.

King Oyo first paid a courtesy call on the Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof.

John Ddumba-Ssentamu and later addressed a gathering in the Main Hall.

In his remarks, Omukama Oyo expressed gratitude for the warm reception and

thanked Makerere University for opening up to Tooro Kingdom and particularly

creating a western campus in Tooro Kingdom five years ago; that is the Fort Portal

campus.

His Majesty King Oyo of Tooro (3rd L) poses in a group photo with L-R: Mr. Goddy Muhumuza-Mak

Senior Legal Officer, Omuhikirwa of Tooro-Rt. Hon. Bernard Tungwako, Vice Chancellor-Prof. John

Ddumba-Ssentamu, CAES Principal-Prof. Bernard Bashaasha and Tooro Cabinet Minister-Owek. James

Kaija during the Omukama's Inaugural Visit, 20th November 2015, Makerere University, Kampala

Uganda

The King further advised the young people to hold onto their dreams, be disciplined,

focus on their destiny, and respect cultural values. He cautioned the youth against

engaging in inappropriate activities like drug abuse. King Oyo reached out to the

Central Government, calling for support to the University capital fund tailored to

support student innovations and business start-ups for fresh graduates.

Tooro Kingdom and Makerere University signed a Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) to cement the relationship. The Vice Chancellor welcomed Tooro Kingdom‘s

initiative to work with Makerere University in skilling Ugandans, adding that the

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MoU will first be implemented in the College of Agricultural and Environmental

Sciences (CAES).

The main objective of the MoU is to partner with the Kingdom to enhance each

other‘s areas of interest and development in order to stimulate growth of each party

and contribute to societal transformation and national development. Makerere

University shall execute this partnership through the School of Food Technology,

Nutrition and Bio-Engineering to start with.

The Vice Chancellor also presented a plaque to Omukama Oyo in recognition of his

inspirational and noble leadership of Tooro Kingdom and socio-cultural

transformation of society through inculcation of cultural ideals and principles.The

Guild President, H.E. David Bala who spoke on behalf of the Student body

appreciated Omukama Oyo for prioritizing the visit to Makerere University. His visit

was partly coordinated by the Makerere University Tooro Students Association

(MUTOSA).

After signing the MoU, Omukama Oyo proceeded to the School of Food Technology,

Nutrition and Bio-Engineering where he toured both the new and old wings of the

Food Technology and Business Incubation Centres. He then held a meeting the

College Management to chart the way forward in implementation of the MoU.

He also planted a tree at the school to commemorate his visit to Makerere University.

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6.0: OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

6.1. NILA Birth Cohort project holds 1st Research Dissemination workshops in Nebbi, Zombo

and Kamwenge districts

In October 2014 Makerere

University in collaboration

with Tufts University and the

Harvard School of Public

Health embarked on the

USAID - funded project,

titled, ―Nutrition Innovation

Laboratory for Africa

(NILA)‖. This is a three year

study running from 2014 to

2017.

The aim of the study is to

understand the effect of integrated interventions on the health and nutritional status

of mothers and children less than two years of age. The integrated interventions

under assessment are nutrition-specific abbreviated as WASH that is Water, Sanitation

and Hygiene. Other interventions being evaluated are in agriculture and gender.

The study team from Makerere University include Prof. Bernard Bashaasha who is the

Principal Investigator (PI), Prof. Joyce Kikafunda as the Co- PI, Dr Florence

Turyashemererwa the Country Project Co-ordinator and Ms. Annet Kawuma as the

Research Specialist. The study team from Tufts University include Prof. Jeffry Griffiths,

Director, Dr. Shibani Ghosh, Assoc. Director and Edgar Agaba a researcher. The team

from Harvard School of Public Health include Dr. Christopher Duggan Co-PI, Dr.

Wafaie Fawzii Co- Investigator and Dr. Nilupa Gunaratna Co- investigator. Another

key member of the team was Dr.Nassul Kabunga a Post doc fellow with International

Food Policy Institute (IFPR).

The study is the first of its kind in Uganda being conducted in 12 districts in North and

South Western Uganda in 16 sub counties. In South Western Uganda, the study is

being conducted in Kabale, Kanungu, Kamwenge, Kabarole, and Rukungiri. In

Northern Uganda the study is being done in Nebbi, Zombo, Pader, Lamwo, Lira, Kole

and Apac.

The study area involves the Community Connecter (CC) intervening districts .The

study also selected other districts without CC interventions for comparison purposes.

A Community Connector is a USAID ―Feed the Future‖ funded project that has been

operating for five years in some districts in Uganda promoting messages and activities

on water, sanitation, hygiene, agriculture and gender.

The study is called Nutrition Innovation Laboratory for Africa (NILA) – a Birth Cohort

study because it utilises a cohort of mothers and young children followed from

Participants pose for a group photo at Zombo district headquarters

after the dissemination workshop

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pregnancy through the first two years of life. The project is also being undertaken in a

number of African countries including Uganda, Malawi and Egypt.

In Uganda, the target of the study is to enrol 5152 pregnant women and children

country wide. 322 pregnant mothers in each of the 16 sub counties were enrolled and

followed up over a three –year period. Pregnant women aged 15- 49 years in their

second and third trimester, living in the study area until study period will be over and

those who consented to participate in the study.

A total of 9 visits will be made during the study period of three years starting with

pregnant women at three months, followed after every three months to delivery until

the baby is two years old.

Information collected at the household level included demographic and social

economic information, agriculture, foods security, gender roles and dynamics.

Researchers also collected information from the caregivers and children aged 0 – 23

months on diet, health, and nutritional status and blood samples. The study also

looked at social participation, access to information and program exposure.

As of October, 2015 a total of five visits had been made and the data for the 1st visit

completed. The research team organised research dissemination workshops on 13th,

14th and 22

nd October 2015 in Nebbi, Zombo and Kamwenge districts respectively.

The meetings were held at the Local Government District headquarters and attended

by district leadership, village health teams, Civil Society organisation and participants

in the study.

The purpose of the dissemination meetings was to update local leaders on research

findings to help them in their planning and to get their input into the study.

Key study findings include:

Poor toilet coverage, sanitation and hygiene practices. Majority of the

households use un improved pit latrines, bushes or share community pits

Lack of access to running water; over 80 % of the households drink

contaminated water. Very few boil drinking water

Poor Dietary Diversity Score. Majority mainly consume root tubers and

legumes

Severe cases of anaemia prevalent in pregnant women aged 20-29. This age

group hardly sought Antenatal Care Services

Farmers lack adequate access to nutritional and agricultural information. Radio

is the major source of information.

Majority live in grass or leaf thatched houses, have no access to grid electricity

and use wood as the common cooking fuel.

6.2. Climate Change Research Dissemination workshop held

A research dissemination workshop to communicate the findings of an Economic

Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change in Uganda was held at Protea Hotel -

Kampala on the 24th November 2015.

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The workshop was aimed at increasing awareness of the economic impacts of climate

change for Uganda at both the national and local level. The other objectives included

increasing the take-up of evidence and recommendations from the study in National,

sectoral and local policy development; Enhancing commitment from the Government

of Uganda about taking steps regarding investment in climate compatible

development, and increasing the level of understanding of the magnitude of the

climate change challenge faced by Uganda, within the donor community to enhance

mitigation and adaptation facilitation.

The workshop was attended by members from the Government of Uganda,

Education & Research Institutions, NGOs, Civil Society Organisations, the Media

fraternity and members of the public. The function was also graced by Uganda‘s

Minister of Water and Environment Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, the Vice Chancellor of

Makerere University represented by Prof. Bernard Bashaasha who is also the Principal

– College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Ms. Claire Monkhouse

from CDKN London, Mr. Howard Standen – DFID Uganda, officials from CIDT,

among other dignitaries.

Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, expressed the need for a mind-set change among the

Ugandan population to realize that climate change is a real threat calling for

collective efforts from both government, the private sector, and individual

communities to mitigate its effects. He also informed the workshop that a team from

Uganda will be travelling to Paris – France in December 2015 to present its proposed

climate mitigation and adaptation strategies at an international climate change

convention.

Prof. Bernard Bashaasha informed participants that Makerere University and CAES in

particular has integrated climate change studies in the undergraduate programmes

curricular, and has also introduced new post-graduate programmes geared towards

tackling the challenges of climate change. He also reported that CAES researchers were

vigorously involved in developing planting materials and crop varieties that are

resilient and adaptive to the effects of climate change.

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7.0. PUBLICATIONS 2014 -2015

7. 1. Book chapters

1. Nonnecke G., McMillan D., Kugonza D.R. and Masinde D. 2015. Leaving the

Door Open to New Beneficiaries. (Chapter 7). In:Butler L.M. andMcMillan D.E.

(eds.). Tapping Philanthropy for Development: Lessons Learned from a Public-

Private Partnership in Rural Uganda. Kumarin Press, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 250

pages. ISBN: 978-1-62637-194-1.

2. Okot-Okumu. J. (2015).Solid Waste Management in Uganda: Challenges and

Options. In: RomeelaMohee, ThokozaniSimelane (Eds). Future Directions of

Municipal Solid Waste Management in Africa. Africa Institute of South Africa,

South Africa. ISBN 9780798304238

3. Buuren van J, Mgana S, Salukele F, Okot-Okumu J, Zurbrugg C, Zeeman G (2014).

Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Options for Sustainable Service Provision

in East Africa. In: Van Vliet Bas, Joost van Buuren and ShabanMgana (Eds). Urban

Waste and Sanitation Services for Sustainable Development: Harnessing social and

Technical Diversity in East Africa. Routledge. ISBN13: 978-415-83377-6

4. Kugonza D.R. 2014. Ring-fence budgets for agricultural research. In: Life Stories of

African Women and Young Professionals in Science. CTA/IFS, pp. 30-31.

7.2. Publications in refereed and professionally recognized Journals

7.2.1. Publications for the year 2015

1. Turyahabwe, N., Byakagaba, P., Tumusiime, D.M. 2015. Decentralisation of

Forest Management — Is it a Panacea to Challenges in Forest Governance in

Uganda?, Precious Forests - Precious Earth, Miodrag Zlatic (Ed.), ISBN: 978-

953-51-2175-6, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/61014.

2. AJ Komakech, C Zurbrügg, D Semakula, N Kiggundu, B Vinnerås. Evaluation of

the performance of different organic fertilizers on maize yield: A case study of

Kampala, Uganda. Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2015

3. Awio T., Karungi J., Bua B. and Lamo, J. 2015. Relating water management

regimes and rice genotypes with occurrence of insect pests and diseases of rice

in Uganda. Journal of Global Agriculture and Ecology, 4(1): 12-20.

4. Awio, T. Bua, B. Karungi, J. 2015. Assessing the Effects of Water Management

Regimes and Rice Residue on Growth and Yield of Rice inUganda, American

Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 7(2): 141-149.

5. Banana, A.Y., Namaalwa, J.J., Byakagaba, P., Waiswa, D, Buyinza, M.,

Gombya-Ssembajwe, W. 2014. The impacts of decentralisation reforms on

sustainable forest management in Central Uganda. In: Katila, P., Galloway, G.,

de Jong, W., Pacheco, P., Mery, G. (eds.). Forests under pressure-Local

responses to global issues. IUFRO World Series Volume 32. Vienna. p. 357-

367.

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6. Basika, E., Kigozi. J. and Kiggundu, N. Investigation of sugar cane bagasse ash

as a binding material for the construction industry. Journal of Global Ecology

and Environment, 4 (2), 205-208, 2015.

7. Bateganya, N.L.; Kazibwe, A.; Langergraber, G.; Okot-Okumu, J.; Hein, T.;

(2015): Performance of subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocoms in

enhancing nutrient removal from municipal wastewater in warm tropical

environments Environmental. Environ Technol. 2015 Sep 21:1-46.

8. D.J. Mugisa, N. Banadda and N. Kiggundu. Lead Uptake of Water Plants in

Water stream at Kiteezi Landfill Site, Kampala (Uganda). African Journal of

Environment Science and Technology, 9(5): 502 - 507, 2015

9. D.J. Mugisa, N. Banadda and N. Kiggundu. Lead Uptake of Water Plants in

Water stream at Kiteezi Landfill Site, Kampala (Uganda). African Journal of

Environment Science and Technology, 9(5): 502 - 507, 2015

10. Deanroy Mbabazi, Noble Banadda, Nicholas Kiggundu and Harrison

Mutikanga. Determination of domestic water meter accuracy degradation rates

in Kampala water distribution system. Journal of Water Supply: Research and

Technology, 486-492, 2015. doi:10.2166/aqua.2015.083

11. E Basika, J Kigozi, N Kiggundu. Investigation of sugar cane bagasse ash as a

binding material for the construction industry. Journal of Global Ecology and

Environment, 2 (4), 205-208, 2015

12. Egeru A., Barasa, B., Massa H.M., & Nampala P. (2015). Piosphere Syndrome

and Rangeland Degradation in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda. Resources and

Environment, 5(3), 73-89.

13. Egeru, A., Wasonga, O., MacOpiyo, L., Mburu, J., *Tabuti*, J.R.S., Majaliwa,

M.G.J., 2015. Piospheric influence on forage species composition and

abundance in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. Pastoralism: Research,

Policy and Practice 5:12.

14. Egeru, A., Wasonga, O., MacOpiyo, L., Mburu, J., Tabuti, J. R., & Majaliwa,

M. G. (2015). Piospheric influence on forage species composition and

abundance in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. Pastoralism: Research,

Policy and Practice Journal, 5(1), 1-17.

15. Egeru, A., Wasonga, O., Mburu, J., Elhadi, Y., Majaliwa MG.J.,MacOpiyo, L.,

Bamutaze, Y. (2015). Drivers of forage availability: An integration of remote

sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda.

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2015) 5:19

16. F. Lule, N. Banadda, C. Sempala and J.Kigozi. The migration of Chemical

Contaminants from Polyethylene Bags into food during cooking. International

Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 8(4), 2015.

FGodfrey Omulo, Banadda N. and N. Kiggundu. A review on harnessing of

Banana Ripening Process for Banana Juice Extraction in Uganda. African

Journal of Food Science and Technology, 6(4): 108-117, 2015

17. Irene Nansubuga, Francis Meerburg, Willy Verstraete, Korneel Rabaey, Noble

Banadda and Mohammed Babu. A two-stage decentralized system combining

high rate activated sludge (HRAS) with alternating charcoal filters (ACF) for

treating small community sewage to reusable standards for Agriculture. African

Journal of BioTechnology, 14(7): 593-603, 2015

18. Irene Nansubuga, Noble Banadda, Frederik Ronsse, Willy Verstraete and

Korneel Rabaey. Digestion of high rate activated sludge coupled to biochar

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formation for soil improvement in the tropics. Water Research, 81:216-222,

2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.047

19. Irene Nansubuga, Noble Banadda, Mohammed Babu, Willy Verstraete and

Korneel Rabaey. Co-digestion of Primary sludge with cow dung and brewery

sludge: the effect on biogas production. International Journal of Agricultural

and Biological Engineering, 8(4): 86-94, 2015

20. J. Kigozi, Banadda N., Y. Byaruhanga, A. Kaaya and L. Musoke.

Optimization of on texture in Sorghum Ice Cream Cone production using

sensory analysis. The Open Food Science Journal, 8, 18-21, 2014

21. Jovanelly T. J, Johnson-Pynn J, Okot-Okumu J, Nyenje R and Namaganda E

(2015).Pioneering Water Quality Data on The Lake Victoria Watershed:

Impacts to Human Health.Journal of Water and Health.

doi:10.2166/wh.2015.001.

22. Juma M. Obura, Noble Banadda, J. Wanyama and N. Kiggundu. (2015). A

critical review of the performance of selected appropriate postharvest

Technologies and agricultural equipment in Eastern Africa. CIGR Journal,

Accepted, 2015.

23. Karungi, J., Nambi, N., Ijala, A. R., Jonsson, M., Kyamanywa, S. and Ekbom B.

2015. Relating shading levels and distance from natural vegetation with

hemipteran pests and predators occurrence on coffee, Journal of Applied

Entomology, DOI: 10.1111/jen.12203

24. Kugonza D.R., Lubandi C., Kirembe G., Taabu H.L. andLusembo P. 2015. Effect

of genotype and post-weaning diet in enhancing pig production within Lake

Victoria crescent in Uganda. Agricultural Innovations for Sustainable

Development, 4(3): 296–304.

25. Kugonza D.R., Stalder K. and Rothschild M.F. 2014. Effect of buck and doe size

on the growth performance and survival of their progeny. Livestock Research

for Rural Development, 26(3):1–8.

26. Kyagulanyi J., Banadda N., Mulamba P., Kiggundu N. and Muyonga J.,

Estimation of spatial and temporal grain amaranth water requirement using

satellite, local and virtual weather stations data sets. International Journal of

Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Accepted, 2015.

27. L. Musoke, N. Banadda, C. Sempala and J. Kigozi. The migration of Chemical

Contaminants from Polyethylene Bags into food during cooking. The Open

Food Science Journal, 9: 14-18, 2015

28. LL. Musoke, N. Banadda, C. Sempala and J. Kigozi. The migration of Chemical

Contaminants from Polyethylene Bags into food during cooking. The Open

Food Science Journal, 9: 14-18, 2015

29. Lederer J, Karungi J, and Ogwang, F. 2015. The potential of wastes to improve

nutrient levels in agricultural soils: A material flow analysis case study from

Busia District, Uganda. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment,

DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2015.03.024.

30. Mboowa D., Banadda N., Kiggundu N. and I. Kabenge. Estimation of

Greenhouse Gases at Kiteezi Landfill, Kampala, Uganda. African Journal of

Environment Science and Technology, 9(9): 741-746, 2015

31. Mboowa, D., Banadda, N., Kiggundu, N., Kabenge, I.*, and A.J. Komakech

(2015), Estimation of methane generation based on anaerobic digestion and

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mass balance at Kiteezi Landfill, Kampala, Uganda. African Journal of

Environmental Science and Technology, 9(9): 741-746. (* corresponding

Author)

32. Mubiru, D.N., Kyazze, F.B., Radeny, R., Zziwa, A., Lwasa, J. and Kinyangi, J.

(2015). Climatic trends, risk perceptions and coping strategies of smallholder

farmers in rural Uganda. Report number: CCAFS Working Paper No. 121,

Affiliation: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food

Security (CCAFS) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4400.4960

33. Mugisa, I.O., Karungi, J., Akello, B., Ochwo-Ssemakula, M.K.N., Biruma, M.,

Okello, D.K., and Otim, G. 2015. Assessing the effect of farmers‘ practices on

the severity of groundnut rosette virus disease in Uganda. African journal of

Agricultural Research, 10(9): 995-1003.

34. Mugonola, B., Mathijs, E., Poesen, J., Deckers, J., Wanyama, J., Isabirye, M.

(2015), Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in the Upper Rwizi Micro

catchment of Southwestern Uganda. In: Nicol, A., Langan, S., Victor, M.,

Gonsalves, J. (Eds.) 2015. Water-smart agriculture in East Africa. Colombo, Sri

Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research

Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Kampala, Uganda: Global

Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA). 352p. 194-198. doi: 10.5337/2015.203.

35. Nabaterega, R., Banadda, N., Muyonga, J. H., Kiggundu, N., Kabenge, I., and

P. Tumutegyereize, (2015), Determining the most appropriate and optimum

ratios of Organic waste for Biogas generation from small-scale food processing

units. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Engineering Research, Vol.

4, No. 2/3.

36. Nakirya D, Okot-Okumu J, Muyodi F.J (2015). Microbial safety assessment of

recreation water at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda. Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

9(10): 773-783.doi. 10.5897/AJEST2015.1979.

37. Nakkazi C., Kugonza D.R., Kayitesi A., Mulindwa H. and Okot M.W. 2015.

The effect of diet and feeding system on the on-farm performance of local

chickens during the early growth phase. Livestock Research for Rural

Development, 27(10): 1–11.

38. Nampanzira, D.K., Kabasa, J.D., Nalule, S.A., Nakalembe, I., *Tabuti*, J.R.S.,

2015. Characterization of the goat feeding system among rural small holder

farmers in the semi-arid regions of Uganda. SpringerPlus 2015, 4:188

39. Nyamukuru, A., Nabatanzi, A., Mpiira, S. and *Tabuti*, J. R. S. 2015.Priority

woody species and their management in selected sub-counties of Kiruhura and

Arua districts, Uganda. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 14:049-061

40. Ojok J, Koech M.K, Tole M, Okot-Okumu, J (2014).Households' Perception,

Attitudes and Expectations on Solid waste Management in Kampala, Uganda.

Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. 40(4): 335-348.

41. Okot-Okumu J and Otim J (2015). The Quality of Drinking Water Used by the

Communities in Some Regions of Uganda. Int.J.Biol.Chem.Sci,9(1): 552-

562.ISSN1991-8631.

42. Resty Nabaterega, Noble Banadda, John H. Muyonga, Nicholas Kiggundu, Isa

Kabenge and Peter Tumutegyereize. Determining the most appropriate and

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optimum ratios of organic waste for biogas production from small-scale food

processing units. International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering

Research, Accepted, 2015.

43. Richard Ssonko Elijah, Nicholas Kiggundu and Noble Banadda. Waste Engine

Oil Contamination of Soils and its Bioremediation. Environmental Engineering

and Management, 14(8): 1969-1974, 2015

44. Ryken, N., Vanmaercke, M., Wanyama, J., Deckers, J., Isabirye, M., & Poesen,

J. (2015). Impact of papyrus wetland encroachment on spatial and temporal

variabilities of stream flow and sediment export from wet tropical catchments.

Science of The Total Environment. Vol. (511) 756–766.

45. Semakula J., Lusembo P., Mwesigwa M., Ssennyonjo J., Lumu R., Kugonza

D.R. and Mutetikka D. 2015. Infectious causes of mortality in smallholder

mature scavenging chicken in central Uganda. Livestock Research for Rural

Development, 27(4): 1–8.

46. Ssekandi W., J. W. Mulumba, P. Colangelo, R. Nankya, C. Fadda, J.Karungi,

M. Otim, P. De Santis & D. I. Jarvis. 2015. The use of common bean (Phaseolus

vulgaris) traditional varieties and their mixtures with commercial varieties to

manage bean fly (Ophiomyia spp.)

Infestations in Uganda, Journal of Pest Science, DOI10.1007/s10340-015-0678-

7.

47. T. Kukeera, N. Banadda, P. Tumutegyereize, N. Kiggundu and R. Asuman.

Extraction, quantification and characterization of oil from Pumpkin Seeds.

International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 8(1): 98-102,

2015

48. T. Turyahabwe, N., Kakuru, W., Asiimwe, M and Byakagaba, P. 2015.

Proximate and Underlying Causes of Illegal Timber Trade in Uganda. Miodrag

Zlatic (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-2175-6, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/61015

49. Waswala-Olewe M. B, Okot-Okumu J, Abila O. R (2014). Fishing Gear in the

Sondu-Miriu River: Level of Use, Preference and Selectivity. Hydro Nepal,15:

82-89

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8.0: CHRISTMAS PACKAGE & END OY YEAR CELEBRATIONS

8.1. Examiners‘ End of Year–Get-Together Party Held.

The occasion was to thank staff for successfully conducting the year‘s

examinations and a time of reflection on the accomplished and non

accomplished tasks as the year ends

The other intention was to bring staff together to interact and know each

other

Staff get coupons worth Shs. 120,000 as Christmas package

The Principal proposes a New Year‘s resolution of Grading and Clearing

backlogs of Graduate dissertations by December 2015.

Management also endorsed the printing of customized calendars for staff

The Management of the Makerere University College of Agricultural and

Environmental Sciences (CAES)

treated her staff to the

examiners- end - of year get-

together party, the first of its

kind since the university turned

collegiate in 2011.The occasion

was to thank all staff

(academic, administrative and

support) upon their

contribution in their respective

capacities towards successful

preparations and

administration of the

examinations throughout the

year.

It was also a time for staff to come together to know each other and to reflect on

theaccomplished and non accomplished tasks as

the year ends. CAES has multidisciplinary staff

serving in different units situated in different

locations on and off the main campus.The party

was characterized by short thankful remarks,

dining and dancing at the Quadrangle of the

School of Food Technology, Nutrition and

Bioengineering and on evening of 16th December,

2015.

Speaking during the celebration, the Principal

CAES, Prof. Bernard Bashaasha thanked staff for

honoring the invitation and turning up for the

party. Prof. Bashaasha underscored the need and

importance of organizing such fora to recognize

staff and thank them for their efforts and

The CAES Principal, Prof. Bernard

Bashaasha addressing staff

Principals, Deans‘ representative, Registrars and staff

representaives cutting the cake

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achievements recorded despite the limited resources.

―It is a small way of saying thank you and providing an opportunity to get together

and know each other. We shall think through it very seriously if it can be done every

end of semester‖. The Principal pledged.

The Professor also provided wise counsel to staff and reminded them that in the

execution of their duties as a family, stress and annoyance may occur not because of

hatred but a pointer that some issues need to be addressed.

―I think as CAES family we have done well so far and will move further‖. Prof.

Bashaasha commended.The Principal also told staff that the occasion should be taken

as a time of reflection on both the accomplished and non accomplished tasks.

A section of staff being served the cake

―We are celebrating undergraduate students‘ examinations but the Graduate

examinations are not complete. Usually graduate students‘ grading lags behind and it

is an area where we need to reflect upon. There are also theses and dissertations to

read. Many are victims and culprits‖. Prof. Bashaasha observed and went on to advise

on the New year‘s resolution:

―Let us reflect that all theses on our tables will be read by the end of December 2015.

Let us resolve to pick it up and have backlog of results of graduate students for the

last semester‖. The Principal implored staff.He thanked the party organizers for the

job well done and wished staff a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New year.

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The Deputy Principal Assoc. Prof. Gorettie Nabanoga

thanked staff for the wonderful work they were

doing for the university. She said, CAES was

privileged because they work as a family despite the

challenges within the university.

―I thank each one of you because you have

contributed in your own right. Each one of you has

made a contribution towards the smooth running of

this university. When the administrative and support

staff went on strike, university operations were

affected. A few times when lecturers go on strike,

the administrative and support staffs feel it.

Therefore, everyone must be thanked for the role they play in the development of

the university‖, Dr. Nabanoga stated.

The Deputy Principal wished all staff a

merry Christmas and urged everyone

to take their Christmas coupons.

The CAES management prepare

coupons for every staff worth

120,000/= as a Christmas package.

With this coupon, staff can drop by

any Quality Super Market and pick

items worth that money.

Speaking on behalf of all CAES Deans, Prof. Archileo Kaaya also thanked staff for their

dedicated services to the university and cautioned them to be careful ahead of the

political season. Prof. Kaaya

observed that the current events

in the electioneering campaigns

characterized by violence require

staff to think about themselves to

avoid being victims of politics.

After the speeches the cake was

cut and served, followed by

dinner and dance. Departure was

at leisure.

The Deputy Principal, Assoc. Prof.

Gorettie Nabanoga giving her remarks

The Deputy Principal and Principal leading staff for a

dinner

Prof. Archileo Kaaya speaking on behalf of CAES Deans