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At the time of Uganda’s independence in 1962, higher education was a prerogative of only one institution: Makerere University. As a highly respected regional institution, with its graduates serving humanity in almost all parts of the world, Makerere attracted students from throughout East Africa—including Tanzania and Kenya, and beyond. Notable amongst its alumni are the former president of Tanzania, the late Julius Kambarage Neyerere (d. 1999), the former Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, and many others. None of these Makerere students were Muslim. By independence in 1962, Ugandan Muslims boasted of only two college graduates: the late Abubaker Kakyama Mayanja, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, and the Hon. Ali Kirunda Kivejinja, who graduated from Delhi University in India. Mayanja was instrumental in the political life of Uganda as a member of Parliament, minister, barrister, and attorney general. Similarly, Kivejinja, the only surviving member between the two, has been an influential Muslim figure, who has served in various ministerial portfolios during Museveni’s regime. He is currently a senior presidential advisor on internal affairs. Incidentally, Mayanja and Kivejinja both served as Islamic University in Uganda’s (IUIU) rectors for some time, and contributed significantly to the establishment of the university and its survival amidst a number of challenges.
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Adikata, A.A. (2016). The Role of IUIU in Influencing Public Discourse on Islam in Uganda: A Perception Survey at the Kampala Campus. In: Lo, M., Haron, M. (eds) Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137552310_7
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