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Parliament questions MUBS Principlal Prof. Wasswa Balunywa over lost University land

Agnes Tumuheire — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:12:48 +0000

Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal, Professor Wasswa Balunywa: COURTESY PHOTO

Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Principal, Professor Wasswa Balunywa has faced the Public Accounts Committee-PAC to answer questions on how the University lost a big chant of land.

The Auditor General, John Muwanga‘s report for the financial year 2016/2017 indicates over 12 acres of the University land in Bugolobi was lost to an investor.

The report shows that the investor, through the Uganda Land Commission, compensated the University with approximately 2.2 acres of land Butabika swamp near Kireka.

However, it is alleged that the compensated University land was already inhabited by squatters and part of it is a swamp.

The asked Balunywa why MUBS accepted a swamp as compensation for the prime school land in Bugolobi.

Responding to the PAC Chairperson, Gerald Karuhanga‘s query on how the University could accept a swamp, Balunywa claimed that a request for an alternative land had already been submitted to the Uganda Land Commission.Another query was on how MUBS carried out major renovation works at its Jinja campus at Shillings 679 million yet the land and buildings belong to Jinja Municipal Council and is currently allocated to Narambhai Primary School.

Prof. Balunywa asked for the intervention of the committee prompting Karuhanga to summon Uganda Land Commission.

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Makerere University Business School student, Quiin Abenakyo crowned Miss Uganda 2018-2019

Agnes Tumuheire — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 11:03:59 +0000

Makerere University Business School (MUBS) student, Quiin Abenakyo, pursuing a Bachelors’ Degree in Business Computing was on Friday 10 August, crowned Miss Uganda 2018-2019 pulling out from the 22 contestants.

The 22 year-old will represent Uganda in the Miss World beauty pageant that will take place in China this December.

Abenakyo was followed by Tyra Margach and Ahebwa Patience Martha as first and second runners-up respectively.

Miss Uganda 2018-2019,Quiin Abenakyo 1st and 2nd runners-up, Tyra Margach(left) Ahebwa Patience Martha(right) : Courtesy photo

Leah Kagasa, Former Miss Uganda: Courtesy photo

Quiin was rewarded with a Toyota Wish car (UBD series), and with the 1st and 2nd runners-up will go to the Netherlands, have a treat at Pineapple Bay in Bulago Islands and a one-year gym session at Sheraton Hotel Kampala.

She takes over from Leah Kagasa (Miss Uganda 2016), who had the crown for 2 years as the pageant was not held in 2017.

The beauty queen hails from Mayuge District in Busoga region.

The event was held at Sheraton hotel Kampala.

The trio have also won themselves scholarships at the Uganda Aviation school that will include, among others, cabin crew training, customer care for airlines, aviation security and of course ticketing.

Mayuge’s Abenakyo crowned Miss Uganda 2018 at Sheraton hotel Kampala. (Credit: Richard Sanya)

Abenakyo, Ahebwa and Margach at Sheraton hotel after the contest. (Credit: Richard Sanya)

Sandra Khan and Nanziri Elizabeth were the other two of the top five finalists at the Miss Uganda 2018-2019 beauty contest.

Leah Kagasa (Miss Uganda 2016), Makerere University Business School, Mayuge District, Miss Uganda 2018-2019, Miss World beauty pageant, Quiin Abenakyo

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MUBS locks horns with Uganda Land Commission over land compensation

Isaac Senabulya — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:41:25 +0000

University’s principal Prof.Waswa Balunywa

MPS on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee have revived a probe into Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and Uganda Land Commission (ULC) previous land dealing which are currently generating conflict between the two institutions.

The MPS investigations are facilitated by the Auditor General’s Report for the financial year 2016/17 which shows that the ULC compensated MUBS with land which had land encumbrances which was occupied by squatters on one side and swamps on the other.

According to available information, Kireka Hill View land was compensated to MUBS by ULC for part of their Bugolobi under MUBS which the commission had illegally allocated to private developers.

The Principal of MUBS Prof .Wasswa Balunywa confirmed the land problem the institution is facing and said that the University authority is pushing the land commission to give them another piece of land with no squatters.

Prof.Balunywa said that they are rejecting the land since the land commission has failed to compensate the squatters on the land rather than MUBS.

The committee chaired by Soroti district Woman MP, Angelina Osege, said that its going to investigate the circumstances under which the MUBS at first accepted the land with encumbrances which is hindering the University to use the land.

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MPS grill MUBS officials over suspected funds mismanagement

Isaac Senabulya — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:40:49 +0000

University’s principal Prof.Waswa Balunywa

The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has quizzed the officials of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) led by the University’s principal Prof.Waswa Balunywa over gross mismanagement of the university funds.

The committee presided over by the Woman MP for Soroti district Angelina Osege observed that MUBS accounting officers caused the diversion of 259 million shillings to purchase un budgeted items making the budgeted ones suffer.

Members on the committee also noted that 547 million shillings advanced to staff to carryout various activities of the university was unaccounted for.

MUBS officials especially its Principal prof.Waswa Balunywa and the University Bursar, Micheal Ruhingwa fauled for non-accountability of 93.3 million shillings paid to different visiting professors to the university ,pinning the accounting officers for laxity to follow up any outstanding accountability by staff.

The committee members who include the Woman MP for Soroti district,Angelina Osege, Adjuman district Woman mp Jesicca Ababiku, Rubanda East Henry Musasizi and Kiboga East MP Keefa Kiwanuka grilled the MUBS officials for procurement of travel agents to supply travel tickets to the University worth 346.2 million shillings for its staff to travel abroad to study about PPDA guidelines.

MPS noted that the travel agents supplying travel tickets to the university have been inflating the tickets prices compared to online purchasing.

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