His Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was the Guest of Honour at the Makerere University Research and Innovations Week today, where he engaged with exhibitors and delivered a compelling speech at the Freedom Square grounds
President Museveni attributed Africa’s historical colonial exploitation to its lack of progress in science and technology, a problem he said the NRM identified early on as a core threat to the continent’s survival and development.
He then challenged Africans to overcome their inferiority complex and use their innate ability to devise local solutions. As evidence of this potential, he cited recent innovations from Makerere University students as a sign that the Ugandan academic community is finally shaking off its long period of inactivity