Ms Hajarah Ali Namuwaya from Makerere University Business School (MUBS) has been recognized for her outstanding academic performance as the best student in the humanities (and overall best at the 69th Graduation Ceremony of Makerere University.
Ms Namuwaya scored a 4.94 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) out of 5.0.She was awarded a priceless plaque and shs1m for her outstanding performance.
Galiwango Kasozi Steven who came top in the Sciences with a CGPA of 4.84 in the Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology was also awarded on the first day of Makerere 69th graduation.
Computing during the third day of Makerere University 69th graduation ceremony.
Meanwhile Miss World Africa Qiin Abenakyo is among thousands of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) students graduating on Thursday from the oldest public university in Uganda.
A total of 13,350 students are to be awarded degrees and diplomas of Makerere University in various disciplines. Of these, 56 will receive PhDs, 1,254 Masters Degrees and 101 Postgraduate Diplomas, while 11,939 will receive undergraduate diplomas and Bachelor’s Degrees. 49.7 per cent of the graduands are women and 50.3 per cent are men; and 364 students will be graduating with First Class Honours.
During the first session, graduands from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), College of Health Sciences (CHS) and the College of Education and External Studies (CEES) were conferred upon degrees and awarded diplomas of Makerere University.
President Yoweri Museveni graced the occasion, urging new graduates to be hard working and acquire managerial skills among others such as entrepreneurship skills.
Abenakyo born 1996 is a Ugandan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Uganda 2018. She represented Uganda at Miss World 2018 in China and was crowned Miss World Africa 2018. At the Miss World 2018 contest, Abenakyo was a winner in the head to head challenge portion of the contest, and she placed 2nd Runner-Up overall. She is the first Ugandan to place this high in this annual pageant.