President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Professor Moses Muhwezi as the new principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in Nakawa, Kampala.
Professor Waswa Balunywa, who departed from the educational institution in 2023 after 28 years, is replaced by Professor Muhwezi, according to a statement posted by MUBS on the official X handle on November 7, 2024.
The announcement stated, in part, that Prof. Muhwezi’s appointment is on a local contract basis, effective immediately, and that he would serve a five-year term starting on the day he assumes his duties.
Prof. Muhwezi will assume important responsibilities to propel MUBS ahead, the statement said, with an emphasis on strengthening academic excellence and growing the school’s position as a major provider of business and management education in Uganda and the surrounding area. In the 28 years that Makerere University Business School has existed, Prof. Muhwezi is the second principal.
Among his credentials are a Master of Philosophy in Public Procurement from Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands, a PhD in Public Procurement from the University of Twente in the Netherlands, an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Makerere University, and a BCOM (Accounting) degree from Makerere University.
Prof. Muhwezi is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS), the Institute of Public Procurement Professionals in Uganda (IPPU), the Dutch Procurement Association, the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group (IMP), the Technical Committee of Procurement Experts COMESA States, and a former Vice Chairperson of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, Uganda Chapter.
This decision, executed under Article 172(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda as amended, was formalized through Advice No. ESC 001/2024.
