Poverty forces Prof. Ssekamwa to mount boda boda
Prof. J.C Ssekamwa was seen yesterday mounting a boda boda in Nateete, a Kampala suburb. The aging educationist attracted attention of the public as literally defiled the bike.
This is not funny, neither a joke, but a matter of concern. The good professor did not mount the bike out of joy. This is a sign of poverty bites.
Dressed in his usual Kaunda suit, grey in color, Ssekamwa signaled a shopkeeper to deliver his items he had bought from a retail shop along Sampuro road.
The snoop at Nateete also observed that the Professor was also suffering from acne, which was evidently discomforting him. Although his grey hair had traces of hair dye, the head was full of powder that was caused by acne.
Only people who have seen black boards, stood still looking at the professor mounting the boda boda. The rest of the residents, it looked normal.
It is obviously a bad example to young people; they may grow up hating education; citing such example of a professor of education.
Who is professor J.C Ssekamwa
Born on 29th November 1935, Prof. J.C Ssekamwa started teaching in junior secondary schools in 1958. “I eventually promoted myself through studying a degree in Education and Masters.
I got my PhD from Makerere in 1985. I studied for a year at the Institute of London and for a year at the Teacher’s College, Colombia on a Fulbright scholarship.
I then began teaching at Makerere university in the History department in 1968. I later transferred myself to the faculty of education as a teacher trainer. I rose to senior lecturer in 1972 and became Associate Professor in 1978.
Ssekamwa became a Professor of Education in 1990. He was later appointed Dean of Education at Makerere university in 1993, a position he served up to 2004.
In 2005, Sekamwa joined Nkumba University as Professor of Education and Dean School of Education, Humanities and Sciences.