The Prime Minister for Tooro Kingdom Owek. Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire has pledged to work closely with Mountains of the Moon University in a bid to foster social -economic transformation among the Youth in the Kingdom.
This was during his visit at Lake Saaka Campus on Friday 16th October 2026 together with a delegation from Tooro Kingdom as he had come to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Mountains of the Moon University.
Mr. Rwomiire noted that the Kingdom has a number of, initiatives for social -economic transformation aiming at uplifting the social -economic statuses of the subjects specifically the youth that can well be realized by working closely with an Institution like MMU.
He said the University has great potential to foster the various projects for the Kingdom, like in the fields of Agriculture, Health, Tourism and the Environment.
He thanked the University for supporting various Kingdom initiatives like “ Baragira Kiki” a cleaning campaign for Tooro Kingdom where Mountains of the Moon University Students have always played a key role.
The Vice Chancellor Mountains of the Moon University Professor Pius Coxwell Achanga congratulated King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo 1 upon his ascension to the throne and also congratulated the Prime Minister and the Team of Ministers that had been selected.
He thanked the Prime Minister and his Team for ensuring the MoU between the Kingdom and Institution has been affected.
He noted that the MoU is intended to create close working relations between the Kingdom and the University in order to bring about social-economic transformation.
He requested the Kingdom to support the University with land that can be used by the students in carrying out practical work in Agriculture and as well as fostering community engagement in Education and Research.
“Our students need to put into practice what they learn in theory, and they need to extend their knowledge to the community because that is the main reason for the Institution’s existence,” he noted.
Additionally, he noted that the Kingdom has many opportunities like the King Oyo model Farm, the Children’s Hospital and other cultural heritage schemes where the students of MMU can be linked directly for training and community engagement.
According to Professor John. M. Kasenene the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs and Outreach, Mountains of the Moon University is honored to work with Tooro Kingdom in fostering community development.
He re-emphasized that the University is ready to work closely with the Kingdom in fostering community development amongst the people of Tooro and beyond.