Keynote speaker Anthony Mugeere calls for climate-migration policies that protect vulnerable communities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Uganda needs to rethink its policies on migration by recognising climate change as a growing factor influencing where, when and why people move, Dr. Anthony Mugeere, a sociologist and climate policy researcher, has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere made the call while delivering a keynote address on Climate and Migration in Uganda<\/em> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere argued that migration should not automatically be interpreted as a crisis or solely as a consequence of climate change because movement has historically been one of the ways communities respond and adapt to changing environmental and economic circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He challenged researchers to examine whether people who leave their homes because of failed rains, floods, disappearing crops or scarcity of pasture are necessarily being displaced, or whether their movement can also constitute an adaptation strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMigration is not simply a consequence of climate change,\u201d Mugeere said, arguing that mobility can also be a way through which households respond to climate stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere said climate has always influenced where and how communities live and move, although the environmental dimension was not always explicitly recognised in earlier explanations of migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said traditional explanations of historical migration often focused on wars, tribal conflicts, the search for land, cattle, women, slaves and other social or political factors, without adequately considering environmental pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Mugeere, a historical examination of migration reveals that movement was often connected to access to water, pasture, fertile land and other environmental resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He cited pastoral communities that moved in search of water and pasture and agricultural communities that moved in response to land and environmental conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fishing communities, he added, have historically developed around lakes, while trade routes and settlements have also been influenced by patterns of human mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said factors such as epidemics, famine, environmental changes and the availability of resources have long contributed to population movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere argued that contemporary research therefore needs to connect historical migration patterns with the changing climate rather than treating climate-induced migration as an entirely new phenomenon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere cited landslides and flooding in Bududa as examples of how climate and environmental conditions are altering the circumstances under which people move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also pointed to rising water levels in Lake Victoria and other water bodies as factors that have displaced communities and changed settlement patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drought, livestock losses, flooding, landslides and rising water levels, he said, are among the environmental pressures that can force people to leave places they have traditionally occupied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He warned that some forms of movement may easily be overlooked because they do not fit conventional definitions of migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These include temporary movement, rural-to-urban migration and movement by communities seeking alternative livelihoods when agricultural production becomes increasingly difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere said the increasing movement of Ugandans to cities and abroad, including to the Gulf region, should also be examined against a broader range of economic, social and environmental factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sociologist said migration can provide important benefits to households affected by climate stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People who move can diversify household income, reduce exposure to climate-related risks, access employment and send remittances back to their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Migration can also help households recover from shocks and strengthen their resilience, particularly when migrants find employment and are able to support relatives who remain behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Mugeere cautioned that migration can also create serious social and economic challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He identified social disruption, vulnerability, difficulties with integration, exploitation, overcrowding and pressure on host communities among the potential consequences of climate-induced movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He particularly highlighted the pressure placed on resources in areas hosting refugees, noting that receiving communities can experience additional demands on land, firewood and other natural resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This, he said, creates a need for better planning to ensure that both displaced populations and host communities can access essential services and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere called for climate change, mitigation and adaptation to be incorporated into government programmes and policies dealing with livelihoods and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said programmes such as the Parish Development Model would struggle to achieve their intended objectives if they do not take climate-related risks into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also urged policymakers to consider migration as part of Uganda\u2019s adaptation strategies rather than treating every movement as a failure or emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The researcher said Uganda must prepare both people who move and communities that receive them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He noted that Uganda has a strong record of hosting refugees from neighbouring countries but questioned whether the country is sufficiently prepared to provide services and support to growing populations in receiving communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also called for policies that protect people who may be unable to migrate, including persons with disabilities, women and young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Mugeere, these groups must be incorporated into planning for climate-related migration because not everyone has the ability or resources to move when environmental conditions deteriorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere further called for comprehensive planning when communities are relocated from areas exposed to disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He cited communities affected by landslides and flooding, arguing that relocation should not simply involve moving people from dangerous locations to safer areas without planning for their long-term livelihoods and social needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said policymakers should consider rehabilitation, awareness, settlement, access to services and livelihood opportunities as part of relocation programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere argued that the contribution of social scientists extends beyond academic research because disciplines such as sociology, history and social work can provide evidence to guide policy and programme management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In his concluding message, Mugeere said climate change should be understood as a force that is transforming the geography of opportunity, risk and human mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cClimate change does not simply change Uganda\u2019s climate. It changes the geography of opportunity, risk, and human mobility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He urged researchers to adopt a human-centred approach that considers how individuals and communities perceive climate risks and how those perceptions influence decisions to remain, move or adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also stressed that Uganda\u2019s history demonstrates that mobility is not new and has long been part of how communities respond to livelihood opportunities and changing circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he warned that climate change is intensifying these pressures and will increasingly affect poverty, land, infrastructure, urbanisation and governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mugeere said Uganda’s preparedness for climate-related disasters must therefore be questioned despite the existence of government ministries, budgets, teams and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He observed that the country often discovers gaps in preparedness only when disasters occur, underscoring the need for proactive planning before climate-related displacement reaches crisis levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Historians must trace the roots of climate-related migration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Charlotte Mafumbo, Head of the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies, said the workshop provides an opportunity for historians and other scholars to critically examine two interconnected global challenges\u2014climate change and migration\u2014and understand how they have evolved over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mafumbo said the scale of displacement globally makes historical research on migration increasingly important, noting that people have been forced to move for different reasons, including war, ethnicity, political and international complications and environmental pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She referred to estimates that about 250 million people were displaced during and around the period of the Second World War, with some forced into settlements, deported, imprisoned or driven from their homes because of their ethnicity or other circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said the world is now witnessing another major displacement challenge associated with climate change, with an estimated 112 million displaced people affected by climate-related pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mafumbo argued that the current situation requires historians to go back into the past and establish when and how climate-related migration emerged, how it has manifested itself and whether there are similarities or differences between historical and contemporary patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is no better time than now for us to reflect on these issues,\u201d Mafumbo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said the workshop should go beyond presentations and academic debate by encouraging participants to establish partnerships that can continue after the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mafumbo encouraged participants to exchange contacts and develop collaborations, particularly because the three-day programme may not provide enough time to exhaust the issues under discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She also said the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies is committed to ensuring that the research and discussions produce practical outcomes for government and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Mafumbo, the department hopes the workshop will generate key talking points that can be shared with relevant ministries and contribute to the development of policy briefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe do hope that out of the workshop, we shall have some talking points we shall be sharing with the relevant ministries after here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She welcomed keynote speakers, officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment and the Office of the Prime Minister, as well as other participants, to the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies, the School of Liberal and Performing Arts and CHUSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research project links academics with refugee communities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Pamela Khanakwa, Dean of the School of Liberal and Performing Arts and a Principal Investigator on the project, said the initiative was made possible through the support of Makerere University and Cambridge, with the project housed in the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She thanked the department and CHUSS leadership, as well as the university\u2019s Directorate of Legal Affairs and the Office of the Vice Chancellor, for their support in making the project possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khanakwa also used her remarks to recognise Professor Asiimwe Godfrey, whom she described as an important figure in her intellectual development dating back to her undergraduate years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She recounted her longstanding academic relationship with Dr. Samuel Meyerson, the project\u2019s Cambridge-based Principal Investigator, explaining that she first encountered him as one of the students she supervised at Makerere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said their relationship subsequently developed from a student-supervisor relationship into an academic collaboration, eventually leading to the current project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khanakwa recalled assisting Meyerson with applications for PhD study in the United States, including submitting one recommendation letter at the last minute while travelling through Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said Meyerson later continued his research on Karamoja, including through his master’s research, which she described as an extensive study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their collaboration continued when Meyerson participated in a 2022 Humanities International Conference at Makerere University, where he presented research in the same room in which the current workshop is being held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khanakwa said Meyerson eventually returned with the idea of developing a collaborative project, choosing to approach Makerere\u2019s Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies to develop the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt started like a small conversation, small ideas, but we put our efforts together and we are able to be where we are today,\u201d Khanakwa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She credited co-principal investigators Dr. Charlotte Mafumbo and Dr. Edgar Taylor for their contribution to shaping the project, while also praising administrative staff Duncan Muhanguzi and Esther Namitala for handling budgeting, communication and logistical preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khanakwa said the project is designed to bring together researchers from different disciplines and members of refugee communities in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She explained that its focus is not limited to recent climate-related migration but also examines the deeper historical relationship between environmental conditions and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The project is expected to run through March or April next year and contains several components, including the three-day workshop and a seed-funding programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the seed-funding component, five graduate students have each received \u00a32,000<\/strong> to conduct empirical research with a historical orientation. Three additional grants have been awarded to researchers from refugee communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khanakwa said the seed funding was intended to expand the range of voices and evidence informing research on climate and migration, while also giving graduate students and refugee researchers an opportunity to contribute directly to knowledge production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She noted that securing research funding is highly competitive and said the \u00a349,800 grant was an achievement that should be recognised, while clarifying that the entire amount would not be spent on the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khanakwa said discussions during the workshop should contribute to intellectual debates while also producing ideas that could have practical value and inform policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe hope that we can be able to come up with very meaningful discussions that can inform not only intellectual debates, but also ideas that can be of great value in practical terms and perhaps also in ways that they can inform policy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She urged participants to make full use of the workshop to exchange ideas and develop collaborations that can continue beyond the three-day event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Refugee voices central to understanding migration history<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Samuel Meyerson, a Research Fellow in History at the University of Cambridge and Principal Investigator of the project, said the objectives of the initiative had already been clearly outlined by the other speakers, allowing him to focus on welcoming participants and acknowledging those who made the workshop possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meyerson, who is a former student of Makerere University\u2019s Department of History, said he was particularly pleased to return to the institution as a researcher and project leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He extended a special welcome to participants from Nakivale Refugee Settlement<\/strong>, saying their involvement was important because the project seeks to incorporate perspectives from refugee communities into discussions about migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe very much appreciate you coming all this way to contribute your perspectives to the workshop,\u201d Meyerson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meyerson acknowledged the support of the Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund, managed jointly by the Mastercard Foundation and the University of Cambridge, which is financing the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He thanked his fellow Principal Investigator, Dr. Pamela Khanakwa, as well as co-principal investigators Dr. Charlotte Mafumbo and Dr. Edgar Taylor, for helping transform the initial idea for a collaborative project into the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Meyerson, the idea began as a relatively undeveloped concept that he brought to his Makerere colleagues in October last year before the partners worked together to develop it into the current research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also praised the administrative team of Duncan Muhanguzi and Esther Namitala for their work in handling the numerous logistical details required to organise the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meyerson further recognised administrative personnel at both Cambridge and Makerere universities whose time and expertise contributed to bringing the event together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also highlighted the role of the refugee researchers and Makerere postgraduate students who successfully applied for the project’s seed-funding grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meyerson said members of the selection committee were impressed by the quality of the applications and expected the supported research to generate new evidence and perspectives on climate and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe, as the members of the selection committee, were deeply impressed by these applications and we all greatly look forward to the insights that your projects will yield,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The workshop is expected to provide a platform for sustained discussion between academics, policymakers, researchers and communities affected by migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through presentations, keynote addresses, roundtable discussions, seed-funded research and engagement with archival materials at the Uganda National Archives, the organisers hope to deepen understanding of the historical forces behind migration and the role environmental and climate factors have played in shaping population movements in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Climate-migration research strengthens Makerere\u2019s global academic partnerships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHUSS welcomed a new research project examining the historical links between climate change and migration, describing the initiative as an opportunity to strengthen interdisciplinary scholarship and connect academic research with the experiences of refugee communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking on behalf of the CHUSS Principal, Associate Professor Eric Awich Ochen said climate change is an issue that increasingly affects everyday life and requires sustained research and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen said the Principal was unable to attend the workshop because of other commitments and had sent him to represent her and convey her greetings to participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He described CHUSS as the largest college at Makerere University, with more than 225 full-time academic staff and close to 300 staff when support personnel are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the college makes a significant contribution to the university through its humanities, liberal arts, social sciences, performing arts and other academic programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen defended the importance of the humanities and social sciences in understanding complex social challenges, saying the disciplines are essential to understanding how human beings respond to changes in their environment and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He highlighted the College\u2019s Department of Performing Arts and Film and the School of Liberal and Performing Arts, where history and other disciplines contribute to academic and cultural development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said Makerere-trained artists and scholars have contributed to Uganda and beyond, demonstrating the wider contribution of humanities and social sciences to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe liberal arts, the humanities and social sciences are very important for us human beings,\u201d Ochen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He praised the keynote speaker, Dr. Anthony Mugeere, describing him as a scholar with a distinctive sense of humour and resilience, while also welcoming participants to the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen said the research project is important because it examines environmental and climate factors that have influenced Uganda\u2019s long history of migration, both in recent times and in the deeper historical past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He thanked Dr. Pamela Khanakwa and Dr. Samuel Meyerson for developing the project and noted that although the current project is relatively short, the researchers are already exploring ways of expanding it to create further learning around climate and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The project brings together scholars from multiple disciplines as well as members of refugee communities in Uganda.Ochen said the inclusion of refugee communities was particularly significant because it allows research to incorporate experiences and perspectives from people directly affected by migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also welcomed the project\u2019s collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation\u2019s Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund and the Cambridge Africa Programme at the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen outlined the longstanding relationship between Makerere University and the Mastercard Foundation, noting that the Foundation has supported several major initiatives at the university.He said one of the major programmes has provided scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds and has increasingly extended opportunities to graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He noted that members of refugee communities have also benefited from the opportunities created through the partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen also highlighted the African Climate Collaborative, another Mastercard Foundation-supported initiative focused on climate change and advanced academic training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the programme is expected to support the training of up to 200 PhD researchers over a 10-year period through the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He encouraged possible collaboration between the Histories of Climate and Migration project and other climate-focused initiatives supported by the Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen said Mastercard Foundation had continued to demonstrate its commitment to supporting African universities and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen also traced the long-standing relationship between Makerere University and the University of Cambridge, saying the partnership has involved both institutional cooperation and individual research collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He cited his own experience at Cambridge, where he spent time at the Centre of African Studies under the Cambridge Africa Programme. He said the experience enabled him and other Makerere academics to establish relationships with researchers at Cambridge and other institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen also mentioned his continued research collaboration with Professor Adam Branch, an academic at Cambridge who has an affiliation with Makerere University.He said the existing relationships provide a foundation for further cooperation between Makerere, Cambridge and other African universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen said the climate and migration project demonstrates Makerere University\u2019s position as a leader in interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences. He said the research has the potential to generate knowledge that will be useful not only in Uganda but also to scholars and policymakers across East Africa and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The project, he noted, brings together Makerere University, the University of Cambridge and the Mastercard Foundation in a collaboration that links academic research with community experiences. He said the project\u2019s focus on climate, migration and history was particularly relevant because environmental change is increasingly affecting communities and patterns of human mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen applauded the project\u2019s seed-funding component, which provides research grants to Makerere postgraduate students and members of refugee communities. Under the programme, five postgraduate students and three members of refugee communities are expected to receive funding to undertake independent, historically oriented research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the initiative would help empower emerging researchers while ensuring that refugee communities participate in knowledge production rather than simply being subjects of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy empowering both Makerere postgraduate students and refugees to conduct independent research and share their ideas, this project bridges the gaps between academic knowledge production and grassroots concerns,\u201d Ochen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The funded researchers are expected to conduct their studies between the workshop and February 2027. Ochen said the findings are expected to contribute to a special issue of the Makerere Historical Journal, which he described as an increasingly vibrant platform for historical scholarship. He said publication of the research would provide an opportunity to preserve and share new knowledge emerging from the project while extending the impact of the workshop beyond its three-day programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ochen concluded by thanking the organisers and encouraging continued collaboration among Makerere University, Cambridge, the Mastercard Foundation, researchers and refugee communities. He said partnerships of this nature are important for generating research that is academically rigorous while remaining relevant to communities and policymakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jane Anyango, Peninah Nalubega and Joseph Buwule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Anthony-Mugeere-giving-his-keynote-speech-during-the-workshop-1024x782.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Anthony-Mugeere-giving-his-new-book-to-Dr.-Pamela-Khanakwa-1024x769.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Anthony-Mugeere-the-key-note-speaker-poses-with-university-officials-with-copies-of-his-publication-1024x660.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Charlotte-Mafumbo-giving-remarks-during-the-workshop-1024x683.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Pamela-Khanakwa-the-project-PI-and-Dean-SLPA-giving-remarks-during-the-workshop-1024x727.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Pamela-Khanakwa-the-Dean-of-the-School-of-Liberal-and-Performing-Arts-speaking-during-the-workshop-1024x682.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Samuel-Meyerson-from-Cambridge-University-and-project-PI-presenting-during-the-workshop-1024x566.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-Deputy-Principal-who-represented-the-Principal-giving-remarks-during-the-workshop-1024x993.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Participants-during-the-meeting-1024x612.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Some-of-the-participants-during-the-workshop-1024x686.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Anthony-Mugeere-giving-a-copy-of-his-new-book-to-the-Deputy-Principal.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Anthony-Mugeere-giving-his-new-book-to-Dr.-Pamela-Khanakwa-1-1024x769.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Anthony-Mugeere-showcasing-his-new-book-during-the-workshop-1024x709.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Charlotte-Mafumbo-HoD-History-Archeology-and-heritage-L-and-Prof.-Godfrey-Asiimwe-during-the-workshop-1024x661.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dr.-Pamela-Khanakwa-speaking-during-the-workshop-1024x780.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/One-of-the-participants-asking-questions-after-the-keynote-speech-1024x857.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Some-of-the-participants-in-the-workshop-1024x683.jpg\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/chuss.mak.ac.ug\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/One-of-the-participants-asking-questions-to-the-keynote-speaker-1024x612.jpg\")