Gregy Aboki Obino

SUMMARY Kenneth Matiba came in at second in the 1992 presidential election He shares a story of his campus life and how he avoided alcohol Veteran politician Hon Kenneth Matiba joined Makerere in the mid1950s when it was the only institution of higher learning in East Africa. “I participated in sports, management and organisation of the students’ guild. I was later elected to the executive committee where I became, Minister for Finance,” he said.

SUMMARY Graduation is the feather in the schooling cap. It is arguably one of the major highlights for most households. That said, there is a time gap between the time one finishes school and the time they graduate. One minute, you are in class with upkeep from your parents and the government, and the next, you are outside in a faltering economy in a cruel world without papers and the employers other favourite - experience.

My first days at the city university were full of adventure. Each night there were activities: Comedy nights, dances, art exhibitions, talks, visiting dignitaries and so forth. I spent my mornings at the library sampling books. On sunny afternoons, I walked to the arboretum. The growing body of foreign students was the latest show-off on campus. In the psychology class for instance, we had a Nigerian, a Malawian and a South Korean.