MUBS Guild Minister for Sports,
Hon. Latjor Chuol was on
September 14, 2024 elected the
Chairperson of the Federation
of East Africa University Sports
Students Commission at the 2nd
East African University sports
leadership boot camp that took
place at Busitema University,
from September 12-15, 2024.
The East African leadership boot
camp was intended to equip
sports students from across East
Africa with essential knowledge
and leadership skills with the
main objective of developing
sports leadership in East Africa.
The camp attracted 120 students
from 14 universities across
East Africa that is, Tanzania,
Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda,
South Sudan and Burundi who
attended the second leadership
boot camp that was officially
opened by Prof. Paul Wako, the
Vice Chancellor of Busitema
University.
Prof. Wako stressed the
importance of sports in higher
institutions of Learning,
emphasizing its potential for
job creation and economic
development. “This boot camp
is a great opportunity to nurture
leadership in sports and provide
insights from celebrated sports
personalities”, he said.
This three-day leadership
boot camp was organized by
the Federation of East Africa
University Sports body (FEAUS)
and MUBS was represented by
Nyombi Collins the Chairperson
of Games Union, Solea
Namutamba the Secretary
Games Union and the 27th Guild
Sports Minister, Hon. Latjor
Chuol. Only two countries nominated
their candidates that is Kenyan
Universities nominated Larry
from USIU (United States
Internzational University
in Nairobi) and Ugandan
Universities nominated Latjor
Chuol from MUBS.
When it came to numbers at
the Boot camp, Kenya had the
biggest population and this
excited the students from Kenya
especially USIU knowing it was
an automatic win for them since
they had the numbers and the
previous chairperson was from
their country and university.
Larry from USIU Kenya obtained
45 votes while Latjor from
Uganda MUBS got 54 votes,
making him the newly elected
Chairperson of FEAUS 2024
”As the new and first
Chairperson of FEAUS from
Uganda, representing all
students from East African
Universities. I appeal to students
to engage in sports leadership.
There is need for greater
student involvement in sports
leadership to be able to develop
future sports leaders through
increased student participation
in sports leadership roles.
I would like also to thank the
MUBS Principal Prof. Moses
Muhwezi, the Dean of Students’
Office, the Sports Tutor and
staff from the sports office
for supporting us and coach
Hassan who traveled with us
and supported us through the
election process.
I want to ensure that the MUBS
Community was branded well
among students from various
East African Universities”. Hon Choul noted.