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People think we are smart - Mayinja on why artists are going back to school

Ronald Mayinja
Ronald Mayinja

The legendary artist believes there has been an awakening among Ugandan musicians about the influence they hold over the population.

The musicians, he said, are trying to expand their knowledge base to be more relevant to their fans who have much faith and belief in them.

“People think that we are smart…that we know a lot because we give people information,” Mayinja said on Thursday.

“If therefore, you yourself don't know what you are talking about, you will poison people’s minds

The singer was speaking in light of fellow musician and opposition leader Bobi Wine’s graduation from Cavendish University.

Bobi Wine finally completed his law course after 8 years.

In the past few years, a number of top Ugandan musicians have taken up college/university courses, among them Mayinja himself, who last year graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from Makerere University, having earlier acquired a diploma in Business Administration from KIU.

Read: Jose Chameleone graduates from Cavendish University

Jose Chameleone also received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations degree from Cavendish last year, while Mathias Walukagga completed an adult entry course at IUIU

NUP training school

Mayinja yesterday commended Bobi Wine for seeking the path of enlightenment, and for doing the same for young leaders in his own party, the National Unity Platform.

I was very pleased when he opened a school that teaches leadership to young people,” he said

“I believe that his followers will learn a lot from that school because we have been fighting with them about certain.

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