Kampala Minister Beti Kamya has assured the public that the government remains confident in the capacity of Kampala International University (KIU), to build reliable human resource.
The minister, who was chief guest at KIU’s 15th graduation ceremony recently, said the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was one of the beneficiaries of KIU graduands.
“KCCA is a beneficiary of health workers trained by KIU—and these include doctors, laboratory technicians, clinical officers, nurses and midwives and many more. I have not received any complaints regarding the competence of these staff under KCCA,” she said.
She commended KIU for signing memoranda of understanding with at least four government hospitals, three of which are regional referral hospitals; Hoima, Mubende and Fort Portal, as well as Kiryandongo district hospital.
“KIU has posted medical specialists to these hospitals, set up computer laboratories, libraries and accommodation and transport facilities for students and is providing consumable items to these hospitals. This support from KIU has significantly improved health service delivery in these hospitals in addition to creating suitable environments to the clinical practice teaching sites for medical students.”
In his brief remarks, the chairman of the board of trustees at KIU, Hajji Hassan Basajjabalaba, added that they are doing their best to ensure that the university becomes a world-class institution.
He explained that KIU had concentrated on completing the various infrastructural development projects at the western campus (Bushenyi), Dar es Salaam College and Nairobi, including installation of assorted equipment at the main campus (in Kansanga) and the other three campuses, over the last five months.
“As the board of trustees, our goal is to provide the most conducive learning and working environment for our students and staff in all the KIU campuses… we are committed to investing whatever it takes to become a world-class university,” he said.
Earlier, the vice chancellor, Dr Mouhamad Mpezamihigo reported that 1,800 students received various degrees and diplomas, including two PhDs. Of these, 21 graduands received first-class degrees, with 16 of them being male, who received certificates of merit.
