President Reopens Makerere's Ivory Tower
- The newly reconstructed Main Building is comprised of a fascinating basement museum, an expanded administrative wing, a dedicated service wing and a bustling business centre.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially reopened the reconstructed Makerere University Ivory Tower building.
The Ivory Tower, the University’s main administrative block , caught fire on the night of September 20, 2020.
The newly reconstructed Main Building includes a fascinating basement museum, an expanded administrative wing, a dedicated service wing and a bustling business centre.
At the same event, President Museveni officiated at the installation ceremony of the new Chancellor of Makerere University, Dr. Crispus Kiyonga who succeeded Prof. Ezra Suruma.President Museveni congratulated Makerere University on restoring the administration building.
Maama Janet also explained that the restoration of the Main Building symbolizes a rising again of Makerere University.
“Makerere will once again produce national, continental, and world leaders – men and women trained and equipped with knowledge and skill, passionate, selfless, and willing to pay the price to see their communities transformed, Africa united, economically independent, and developing.We have just commissioned the School of Law Building and the refurbished Lumumba Hal" she stated.
Other government-funded projects include the ongoing renovation of Mary Stuart Hall, the construction of the School of Dentistry, the Perimeter Wall, and improvements at the University Hospital, including setting up an operating theater and ICU.
She also informed the attendees that the government of Uganda is focusing on funding research at the university.
“Establishing the Research and Innovation Fund bridges this gap and ensures that our research efforts yield outcomes that drive economic growth and social transformation,” she noted.“