Makerere Appoints Prof. Buyinza As Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor

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Makerere University has appointed Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi as the acting Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Academic Affairs (DVCAA).

According to an internal memo obtained by URN, Prof. Buyinza, who has been serving as the university’s academic registrar, will take on this role for a period of six months, effective July 11, 2024, to January 2025, or until a permanent Deputy Vice-Chancellor is appointed.

“This is to inform you that Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi has been appointed Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) of Makerere University for a period of six months, effective… or until a substantive First Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) is appointed, whichever comes earlier,” reads part of the memo shared by the university public relations officer, Ritah Namisango.

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Furthermore, Buyinza’s appointment comes seven months after the end of Prof. Umar Kakumba’s term of office in November last year, during which Kakumba continued to serve in an acting capacity for six additional months.

Prof. Kakumba was initially appointed as Makerere University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2018 alongside Professor William Bazeyo, who was named the second Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Charge of Finance and Administration (DVC F&A).

However, Bazeyo’s appointment was later nullified by the court. Since Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe became the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University in 2017, leaving the DVC F&A position vacant, the university has faced significant challenges in maintaining a fully constituted top management team.

According to the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001, the university’s supreme governing law requires that both Deputy Vice Chancellor positions must be filled to support the Vice Chancellor.

But, for nearly nine years, these critical positions have rarely been occupied by permanent individuals.

In conclusion, Bazeyo has been serving as acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. At the same time, Kakumba was the Dean of the School of Business in the College of Business and Management Sciences.

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