President Museveni showed up at Makerere University for their Research Week, where he checked out student projects before giving a speech. He blasted Africans for having an inferiority complex that made them easy targets for colonizers despite being smart enough to solve their problems. The Prez praised university kids for their awesome inventions, saying it proves Uganda's brainpower is finally waking up. He defended giving 70% of government cash to scientists instead of artists because - duh - Shakespeare can't cure sick people! He promised that current innovation funding was just "a sip" with more cash coming later.
The First Lady couldn't make it but sent a message calling Makerere a "beacon of knowledge" across Africa. She pushed for teamwork between schools, government, businesses, and regular people to turn research into real-world solutions. The University Council Chair bragged about how they're creating jobs through local innovations. The Vice-Chancellor boasted they have over 500 products on the market from their research programs. Science Minister Musenero begged the President to make government officials buy cars from Kiira Motors to support local manufacturing.
The First Lady couldn't make it but sent a message calling Makerere a "beacon of knowledge" across Africa. She pushed for teamwork between schools, government, businesses, and regular people to turn research into real-world solutions. The University Council Chair bragged about how they're creating jobs through local innovations. The Vice-Chancellor boasted they have over 500 products on the market from their research programs. Science Minister Musenero begged the President to make government officials buy cars from Kiira Motors to support local manufacturing.
