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‘I taught him myself’ - Cavendish VC confirms Bobi Wine's looming graduation

Cavendish University has cleared the air on reports about Bobi Wine being part of their impending graduation ceremony.

Bobi Wine is set for graduation next month
  • Bobi Wine will graduate from Cavendish University along with 650 others in early August
  • The 13th graduation ceremony is scheduled for August 8th at Speke Resort Munyonyo
  • Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the university chancellor, is expected to attend the ceremony
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The university confirmed on Friday that the opposition leader will indeed graduate along with 650 others early next month.

The 13th graduation ceremony is slated for August 8th at Speke Resort Munyonyo, with former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who is also the university chancellor expected in attendance.

Reports about Bobi Wine’s looming graduation started spreading last week, with some dismissing it as fake news.

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Others questioned whether the NUP president had participated in and completed the law course at the university.

Addressing the press today, the Cavendish University Vice Chancellor Dr Olive Sabiiti sought to end the speculation.

It is true, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu is graduating. For us, at Cavendish University, we don't treat him as an opposition leader but as a student because our education offering is accessible to all individuals Ugandan or non-Ugandans. We have 45 different nationalities here,” she said.

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Regarding Bobi Wine’s participation, Dr Sabiiti said he was an active student who fulfilled all the course requirements.

Like other students, he had to meet all the requirements including class attendance, passing of assessments, exams, internship and research projects,” she said.

I can testify that he completed all these requirements, otherwise he would not have graduated.

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I taught him myself when I was the dean of the Faculty of Law. He came and attended classes and his friends always took pride in sitting with him because he is also a musician that people love, besides being a political leader," she added

Cavendish University has four faculties namely; Law, Socioeconomic Sciences, Science and Technology and Management as was as the post-graduate programs

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