Businge Conan Daniel

Marketing Manager (Victoria Univ); Ex-Press Secretary to H.E Vice President of Uganda; Ex-Educ Editor (New Vision); CNN MultiChoice Awards Finalist (2016)

[Businge Conan Daniel @cbusinge]

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[ᗪᖇ. ᒪᗩᗯᖇEᑎᑕE ᗰᑌGᗩᑎGᗩ @ReachDrMuganga]

Before you judge a man, look at what he has done.

I am Dr. Lawrence Muganga, and I want to tell you about a man I know well: Apostle Grace Lubega of @Phanerookampala.

I have seen his work with my own eyes. @VUKampala, he pays tuition for many students who, without his intervention, might never have had the opportunity to get an education. Today, they sit in classrooms pursuing dreams they once thought were impossible, simply because he chose to give them a chance.

And that is not all.

Phaneroo visits prisoners every week. They pray with them, encourage them and give them hope for a new beginning. They also feed street children every week and help them access education. They take food and essential supplies to families in need in Karamoja. They organise medical camps for the sick, support orphanages and schools, and equip young people with new skills, including technology. They even extend support to pastors from other churches.

He does not wait for government funding or public recognition. He sees a need and takes action, often quietly and away from the spotlight.

Jesus taught us this in Matthew 6:3 (NIV): "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."

That is the kind of man Apostle Grace is.

The Bible also reminds us why God gives us leaders like him.

Ephesians 4:11-12 (NIV) tells us: "So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."

And it tells us how to regard them in 1 Thessalonians 5:13 (NIV): "Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other."

So, before we attack a man who seeks peace, let us pause and reflect. Think of the students who now have an opportunity to study. Think of the prisoners who have found renewed hope. Think of the street children who now have food and a chance at a better future. Think of the families whose lives have been touched by these acts of service.

Jesus said in Matthew 5:9 (NIV): "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

Let us choose respect. Let us choose peace. Let us learn to disagree without being disrespectful, question without being malicious, and criticise without overlooking the good.

Have a blessed weekend. 🙏🏾

[ᗪᖇ. ᒪᗩᗯᖇEᑎᑕE ᗰᑌGᗩᑎGᗩ @ReachDrMuganga]

Your Majesty, @KingNadiopeIV, and Your Royal Highness, Inhebantu Jovia Mutesi,

On behalf of myself and the entire @VUKampala family, I extend our warmest and most joyful congratulations on the blessed arrival of Prince Nadiope Ezra Josiah.

What a beautiful gift from the Almighty, and how wonderful that the young Prince has chosen to share his birthday with His Majesty. Truly, God has crowned this day with a double blessing for the Royal Family and the whole Kingdom of Busoga.

We give thanks that Her Royal Highness and the newborn Prince are in excellent health. May the Lord watch over Prince Ezra Josiah all the days of his life. May he grow in wisdom, strength and grace, walk in good health, and become a source of pride, unity and inspiration to Busoga and to Uganda. May he carry forward the noble heritage of his forefathers with honour, and may his life be long, joyful and richly blessed.

As the Scripture says, children are a heritage from the Lord. We rejoice with you and pray that your home continues to overflow with love, peace, and abundant blessings.

Busoga Okwisania N'Amanhi.

[ᗪᖇ. ᒪᗩᗯᖇEᑎᑕE ᗰᑌGᗩᑎGᗩ @ReachDrMuganga]

Having the confidence and support of Hon. Dr. @CHRISBARYOMUNS1, now at the helm of Uganda's health sector, speaks to the importance of the work we are doing @VUKampala.

We are grateful to him for recognising and supporting our vision.

In his remarks, delivered in his previous capacity as Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Baryomunsi highlighted the need for universities to embrace technology, integrate artificial intelligence and move beyond traditional approaches to teaching. He emphasised the importance of equipping learners with relevant skills that respond to the realities of a changing world.

This is the kind of education Victoria University believes in and continues to champion.

As a technology-driven, forward-looking institution, we place emphasis on education that responds to real-world needs, equips learners with practical skills and prepares them to contribute meaningfully to society.

We commit to contributing, to the best of our capacity and in every way possible, towards the development of Uganda's health sector and other critical sectors of our economy.

Thank you, Hon. Minister, for recognising this vision. We will continue doing our part in building a skilled, innovative, and globally competitive Uganda.

[Businge Conan Daniel @cbusinge]

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[Julius Mucunguzi @j_mucunguzi]

What does it mean to be educated? What does PLE stand for?
While calling for reform of our education system, the late Prof William Senteza Kajubi, a former VC of @Makerere University and @NkumbaUni famously stated that:" A student who crams and reproduces the exact date when John Speke supposedly 'discovered' the source of River Nile is considered to be smarter than the one who can't remember that date, but is able to make a canoe from a tree nearby and use the canoe to fish in the river and transport people to cross the river.
That profound statement was the basis of my first- ever- to-be published article in the defunct Crusader Newspaper of @glugalambi @pmwesige @Kalimire
What an irony!

[ᗪᖇ. ᒪᗩᗯᖇEᑎᑕE ᗰᑌGᗩᑎGᗩ @ReachDrMuganga]

Dear Agaba,
Let me ask you a simple question. Where do you think the next great Ugandan pharmacist is sitting right now? Probably in a crowded classroom somewhere, waiting for a chance that some people are quietly trying to take away. I want to talk to you about that, because it matters more than most people realise.

Here is the contradiction we are living with. Government is telling every young Ugandan to study science. The President says it. The Ministry says it. The ATMS agenda says it, with science, technology and innovation placed at the centre as the engine that drives agriculture, tourism and minerals. The message is clear: Uganda needs more scientists, not fewer. And yet, at the very same time, PSU is working to cap how many pharmacists we are allowed to train. One hand is opening the door and the other is pushing it shut.

Think about what that cap really says. It says a Ugandan child should only be trained for the number of jobs we can count in Uganda today, as if that child was created for this country alone. But a pharmacist is a global professional. The same qualification that lets you run a dispensary in Mbarara can open a hospital pharmacy in Nairobi, a research lab in Toronto or a regulatory office in Geneva. Our graduates can go out, earn, learn, send money home and come back wiser. That exposure is how a country builds a rich world view. We cannot lead others if we cannot even help ourselves, and we certainly cannot help ourselves by deliberately producing fewer of the people we are short of.

Now let me tell you about something that many people usually don’t about: education tourism. We are proud of our gorillas, and we should be. But a gorilla tourist comes for a week. A student comes for four or five years. Think of thousands of young people from Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Congo, Nigeria, India and beyond choosing Uganda for their degrees. Every one of them rents a room, buys food, uses transport, pays fees, visits the lake on weekends and brings parents to graduation. That is money flowing into our economy every single month, and it supports landlords, traders, drivers and the Government's own revenue. Countries like Malaysia, Ghana and South Africa understood this long ago. Pharmacy is one of the courses that attracts exactly such students. When PSU limits enrolment, it is not just limiting a university. It is cutting off an income stream for Uganda. That is counterproductive, and I will say it plainly, it is unpatriotic.

So what is really going on? Gatekeeping. Fear of competition. The old instinct to keep the profession small so that the few already inside remain comfortable. I understand the instinct, but it is poison for a developing nation. No country ever grew by training fewer doctors, fewer engineers or fewer pharmacists. The countries that rose did the opposite. They trained in abundance, built quality into the training, and let the world absorb the rest.

We can think better than this. We can promote science and grow education tourism at the same time. We can raise standards without shrinking numbers. For once, let us put country first in everything we do. Uganda needs many pharmacists and many other scientists, and they must be trained, not rationed.

Victoria University is stepping forward to do its part. We are ready to train, to invest and to be held to the highest quality. We now ask the professional bodies to do theirs: to be partners in growth rather than guards at the gate. Uganda is our country. We owe it to this nation to do the things that build it, not the things that hold it back.
I would be glad to sit down with you and talk this through further.
Warm regards,

Prof. Lawrence Muganga
Vice Chancellor, Victoria University

[Businge Conan Daniel @cbusinge]

Thank you Prof @ReachDrMuganga Uganda needs More Pharmacists.

Uganda’s own regulator, its health ministry and the World Health Organization all report that the country and the continent are short of pharmacists. Limiting how many are trained runs against that evidence.
Uganda falls far below the global standard

Uganda has about 2,200 registered pharmacists, or 4.5 per 100,000 people. The WHO standard is 10 per 100,000, according to the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda’s own 2025 World Pharmacists Day publication.

PSU’s Strategic Plan III puts the 2024 ratio at 3.6 per 100,000 and calls it “well below” the WHO benchmark. Over the same period, the population grew from 34.6 million in 2014 to 45.9 million in 2024.

The WHO health labour market analysis for Uganda found 1,712 pharmacists in 2022. That is 0.39 per 10,000 people, the second-lowest density of the cadres measured, ahead of dentists only.

PSU’s 2020–2024 Strategic Plan states that Uganda’s ratio “is one of the lowest in the world, even among peers Kenya and Tanzania, underscoring the urgency to training more pharmacists.” It compares Uganda’s 2.9 per 100,000 with Kenya’s 10.9, South Africa’s 24.2 and Brazil’s 95.4.

The size of the gap

With 45.9 million people, meeting the WHO standard of 10 per 100,000 would take about 4,600 pharmacists. Uganda has roughly 2,200, so it needs about twice as many as it has today, before counting further population growth.

A former PSU Secretary, Dr Samuel Opio, told the Daily Monitor that Uganda needs at least 5,000 pharmacists. He said annual graduates must rise from about 150 to 600 to close the gap within a decade.

Let’s not forget that public hospitals are short-staffed. According to the Ministry of Health’s Annual Pharmaceutical Services Performance Report, public facilities had filled only 50% of pharmacist posts by FY 2023/24. The ministry called this “a severe shortage of pharmaceutical staff.”

The Ministry’s 2025 National Pharmaceuticals and Essential Commodities report found every general hospital reviewed running at 43% pharmacy staffing, with 57% of positions vacant. The target is at least 80%, and the report calls the vacancy rate “a national emergency.”

Even PSU reports that only 63% of public-service pharmacist positions are filled, and that the plan for a pharmacist in every district hospital “has not yet been implemented”.

PSU itself described the healthcare system as sitting on a “time bomb” after more than 100 children in Ntungamo suffered adverse drug events during a deworming exercise. It linked the incident to the pharmacist shortage.

[Businge Conan Daniel @cbusinge]

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Vice Chancellor @VUKampala , you have a real asset in this man, @cbusinge! Finally, I have my copy of the book. Keep writing, keep informing, & keep educating. Your contribution to knowledge & public discourse is truly commendable. Keep inspiring! @ReachDrMuganga
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God’s timing is never late, never early. It is always perfect. 🙏🏽

Sometimes, He makes you wait because He is preparing you for what you prayed for. Sometimes, He closes doors to redirect you to something greater. And sometimes, the silence is part of the preparation.

Trust the process. Respect the season. Keep believing.

What God has ordained for you will find you at the right time. Until then, keep working, keep praying, and keep your faith alive.

God is still working, even when you cannot see it.

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