Presidential advisory role was wake-up call, Kusasira on returning to school

"It adds value to your life as a person... the other reason I went back to school, sometime back I was appointed by the president of Uganda, but I had no qualifications, it's the reason I went back to study," Kusasira said during an interview Monday with Spark TV.

The 'Kambasalize' singer announced Monday that she had enrolled at Nkumba University for the Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy program.

“Yesterday was my first day at Nkumba University. Some of us never got a chance to good education at the young ages but I Pray these three years go on smoothly for me,” she wrote.

"I thank God for this opportunity and pray for blessings through this journey that I have started."

Upon her appointment, Kusasira went through media hell, as political commentators utilised her every appearance on a radio or TV talk show to torment her about her poor academic credentials.

Catherine Kusasira at Nkumba University Pulse

In 2020 while appearing on Baba TV, events promoter Andrew Mukasa, alias Bajjo tasked her to spell the word presidential advisor and she couldn't

The 'Maama Baby' singer is not the first artiste to return to school. Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine went back to school when he decided to join active politics.

Catherine Kusasira’s return to school is informed by the benefits she has said have come with the job as presidential advisor.

In 2021, she said that she’s gained more materialistically since she joined the ruling National Resistance Movement party than she did in her music career that spans over a decade.