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Professor
Oweyegha-Afunaduula Fred Charles
Born1949
Nawaka in Luuka District
CitizenshipUganda
EducationPhd at Makerere University

zoology, botany, geography and developement studies, at University of Dar es Salaam

Masters degree of biology of conservation in zoology at University of Nairobi

Olevel and Olevel at Busoga College Mwiri

primary education at Ikumbya primary school in Iganga district
Occupations
  • professor,
  • environmentalist,
  • author,
  • researcher,
  • farmer
  • a social critic
Employers
  • Makerere University
  • Busoga University
  • National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE),
  • East African Marine Fisheries Research Organisation (EAMFRO),
  • Nile Basin Discourse

Oweyegha-Afunaduula Fred Charles (born 1949) also known as F. C. Oweyegha-Afunaduula is a Ugandan retired professor, environmentalist, academician, author, researcher, farmer and a social critic.[1][2][3][4]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula served as the principal of the defunct Crane Media Institute.[1] He also held several other notable positions, including Chairperson of the Nile Basin Discourse[5], leader of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) from 1997 to 2002[6], Secretary for the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE)[7], and Senior Fisheries Research Officer at the East African Marine Fisheries Research Organisation (EAMFRO).[4] Additionally, he held the position of Public Secretary for the Makerere University Convocation.[8]

Background and education

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Oweyegha-Afunaduula was born in Nawaka, in Luuka District to Stephania Kyabwe and Charles Afunaduula Ovuma who was the first speaker of the Busoga Lukiiko in 1965 during the reign of Sir William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope II.[9][10][11][12][13]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula attended his primary education at Ikumbya primary school in Iganga district and at Mwiri primary school in 1963.[8] He attended his secondary education (O-level and A-level) at Busoga College Mwiri from 1966 to 1971.[14][11][8]

In 1970, Oweyegha served as the president of dramatic society, head of Hannington house, president of the debating society, and also as prefect in charge of cafeteria at Busoga College Mwiri.[11]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula enrolled at University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) in 1972 to pursue zoology, botany, geography and developement studies.[10][4][8] He pursed a Masters degree of Biology of Conservation specializing in zoology at University of Nairobi.[4]

In 1991, Oweyegha-Afunaduula enrolled at Makerere University to pursue his PhD with a sponsorship from the African Wildlife Foundation.[8]

Career and working experience

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Research

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In 1972, Oweyegha-Afunaduula worked as a research zoologist in several national parks including; Tsavo National Park in Kenya, Serengeti national park in Tanzania.[10][4]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula served as a senior fisheries research officer at the East African Marine Fisheries Research Organisation (EAMFRO).[4]

Lecturing and academic administration

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From 1986 to 1990, Oweyegha-Afunaduula worked as a geography and biology teacher in several schools in Kenya including Kanunga High School, Tinganga secondary school and Torongo secondary school.[4] From 1983 to 1985, he also taught at Jinja senior secondary school.[4]

In 1991, Oweyegha-Afunaduula joined Makerere University as a lecturer, a position he held for 18 years until his retirement in 2009.[10][15][1] He served as a lecturer of Zoology in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Makerere University.[2][10][9][16] He also lectured Environmental planning and management in the Faculty of Science at Makerere University.[17] [18]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula headed the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) from 1997 to 2002.[6][19] He held a position of a public secretary for Makerere University convocation.[8]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula served as the principal of defunct Crane Media Institute, Kampala until 2014.[20][1]

In 2016, Oweyegha-Afunaduula served as a lecturer of environment management at Busoga University for three months.[11]

Politics

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Oweyegha-Afunaduula served on the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) Presidential Policy Commission (PPC) before it was dissolved in March 2005.[21] In 1997, Oweyegha-Afunaduula and James Rwanyarare of the Uganda Peoples Congress petitioned the Constitutional Court (during Katureebe's tenure as Attorney General) to declare that the Movement system, as outlined in Articles 69(2)(a)70 and 271(1), did not exist during the 1996 elections in Uganda. They were represented by Peter Walubiri (a constitutional lawyer) and they sought the annulment of both the presidential and parliamentary elections that were won by Yoweri Museveni. However, the constitutional court that was led by Nasa Tumwesige, dismissed the petition on a technicality, ruling that a presidential election could only be contested in the Supreme Court.[22]

Non-governmental organisation experience

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Oweyegha-Afunaduula served as a programme manager for Sustainability School at the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE), where he also held the position of Secretary.[7][23][24][25][26][27] He served as Deputy Coordinator for Save Bujagali Crusade (SBC).[25][17][28][1] He served as the chairperson of the Nile Basin Discourse Forum.[5][1]

Environmentalism

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In 2005, Oweyegha-Afunaduula was among the demonstrators who protested against the use of DDT to combat female Anopheles mosquitoes in an effort to reduce malaria in Uganda.[2][29] In 2013, he urged Ugandans to oppose the parliamentary bill on Genetically modified organism (GMOs) claiming that the bill was drafted without input from the public (Ugandans).[30]

Oweyegha-Afunaduula has discussed various environmental concerns including deforestation, pollution (of water and soil), encroachment and destruction of swamps and wetlands, excessive use of fertilisers that are later washed into water bodies, the increased spreading of Water hyacinth (a water weed) on Ugandan waterbodies, the growth of Algae on Ugandan water bodies, desertification being caused planting of certain tree species that include: pine tree and eucalytus tree.[31][32][33][34][35]

Writing and social criticism

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Oweyegha-Afunaduula has authored articles and books on various topics and genres that including education, environment, politics, religion, economy, agriculture, security and culture, among other subjects as part of his social criticism.[4][18][36]

Personal life

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In 1964, Oweyegha-Afunaduula was baptised while he was a student at Mwiri primary school.[8]

In 2016, at the age of 66, Oweyegha-Afunaduula married his wife, with Sabasi Ngobi serving as his best man.[1] He is a beekeeper and a farmer, and he engages in tree-planting and vegetable cultivation in Nawaka Village, Luuka District.[1][37]

Controversies

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Oweyegha-Afunaduula facebook post about not receiving his pension for 12 years

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In September 2021, Oweyegha-Afunaduula posted on his Facebook page that he had not received his full employment benefits for twelve years. He was able to obtain a percentage of his benefits with the assistance of the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA), after the government of Uganda paid him and other retired public servants, including his wife.[10][1] On his retirement, Oweyegha-Afunaduula received some of his pension money and it was transferred from NSSF Uganda to NIC in 2010.[1]

Research, publications and authorship

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  • Towards making World Commission on Dams (WCD) guidelines work in Uganda: A civil society perspective.[38][25]
  • Transboundary Water Governance for Inclusive Development and Environmental Sustainability in the Nile Basin.[39]
  • The struggle for environmental justice in uganda.[40]
  • Bujagali as ethnocide: cultural and spiritual death of the indigenous community of Basoga, Uganda.[41]
  • Conflicts in development: the ethics and bioethics of bujagali dam, Uganda.[42]
  • Environmental conflict generation, prevention and resolution in uganda: Civil society engagement in the nile basin.[43]
  • Conflicts in development: the ethics and bioethics of Bujagali Dam, Uganda.[44]
  • Towards environmentally conscious curriculum design at Makerere University, Uganda, 1994.[45]
  • Environmental Impact of Refugees in Africa[46]

Read also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The plight of a Makerere University pensioner". Monitor. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c John, Kale (5 February 2005). "Anti-DDT demo". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Is the AU relevant with increasing crises in Africa?". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Works Of Professor Oweyegha Afunaduula's Intellectualism Overtime – Uganda Today". ugandatoday.co.ug. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "What shall the Nile agreement offer to people of the region?". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b "MUASA Poll". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Clean environment must be our priority". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Musaasizi, Brian (1 November 2021). "Excitement as Leadership Code Tribunal's Asuman Kiyingi Presents Holy Qur'an, Ahmad's book to Prof. Oweyegha-Afunaduula". ONLINE. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b Musaasizi, Brian (1 November 2021). "Excitement as Leadership Code Tribunal's Asuman Kiyingi Presents Holy Qur'an, Ahmad's book to Prof. Oweyegha-Afunaduula". ONLINE. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Mirembe, Lydia (28 March 2022). "Achieving satisfaction in retirement". Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b c d "I don't know what we would have become without Ndiwalana". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Fr Grimes: Architect of holistic education who was ahead of govt". Monitor. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Thy kingdom come: Revisiting political, cultural contests at the heart and soul of Busoga 'Kyabazingaship' in Uganda – Tell". Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Has the 'stomach' replaced 'country' in national motto?". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  15. ^ "W. Bank Okays AES Bujagali Project". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Missing the Forest for the Trees". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  17. ^ a b A REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LAUNCHING OF THE WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS (WCD) IN UGANDA: MAKING WCD RECOMMENDATIONS A REALITY IN UGANDA (PDF). Uganda: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS (NAPE). 19 October 2004. pp. 5, 15.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  18. ^ a b "Role of pro-political regime pastors in de-democratisation". Monitor. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Kyambogo University: Is Prof. Ndiege the problem?". Monitor. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Makerere don warns on GMOs". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Rwanyarare dares Obote". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Road trip that began Museveni, Katureebe relationship". Monitor. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  23. ^ "I hail Syda Bbumba for her vision". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Kanyeihamba calls for oil body". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  25. ^ a b c "Towards Making World Commission on Dams (WCD) Guidelines Work in Uganda: A Civil Society Perspective". International Rivers Resource Hub. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  26. ^ "Missing the Forest for the Trees". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Missing the Forest for the Trees". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  28. ^ "‘Bujagali Critics Not Selfish’". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  29. ^ "DDT is not harmful, as some people say". New Vision. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  30. ^ "Makerere don warns on GMOs". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  31. ^ "Experts warn of more lightning incidents". Monitor. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  32. ^ "One swamp's destruction, a future generation's problem". Monitor. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  33. ^ "Water weed re-invades Lake Victoria". Monitor. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  34. ^ "The sad story of Lake Victoria". Monitor. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  35. ^ "Algae chokes L. Victoria". Monitor. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  36. ^ "Perils of presidentialism in Uganda". Monitor. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  37. ^ "What is Opposition's game plan for Busoga ahead of 2021 polls?". Monitor. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  38. ^ "NSSF transfer feared". New Vision. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  39. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, Fred Charles; Afunaduula, Isaac; Balunywa, Mahir (12 November 2017). "Transboundary Water Governance for Inclusive Development and Environmental Sustainability in the Nile Basin". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  40. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, Fred Charles; Afunaduula, Isaac (2 July 2005). "The struggle for environmental justice in uganda: The cultural and spiritual dimension". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  41. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, Fred Charles; Afunaduula, Isaac (28 June 2005). "Bujagali as ethnocide: cultural and spiritual death of the indigenous community of Basoga, Uganda". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  42. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, Fred Charles; Afunaduula, Isaac (8 January 2004). "Conflicts in development: the ethics and bioethics of bujagali dam, Uganda". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  43. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, Fred Charles; Afunaduula, Isaac (30 September 2003). "Environmental conflict generation, prevention and resolution in uganda: Civil society engagement in the nile basin". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  44. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, Fred Charles; Afunaduula, Isaac (8 January 2004). "Conflicts in development: the ethics and bioethics of Bujagali Dam, Uganda". ResearchGate. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  45. ^ Oweyegha-Afunaduula, F. C. (1994). "Towards environmentally conscious curriculum design at Makerere University, Uganda". Semanticscholar.
  46. ^ Byarugaba, Foster; Oweyegha-Afunaduula, F. C. (1995). Environmental Impact of Refugees in Africa: Some Suggestions for Future Actions. Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Makerere University.
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