Staff
Miss Judith Nakyobe
Ms. Judith Nakyobe (Ugandan) is the Finance and Administration Manager at the RUFORUM Secretariat. She joined the Secretariat in 2013 and previously served as the Management Accountant at the Secretariat. Judith holds a BSc in Computer Science and is a Chartered Accountant with full membership to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). Judith has led the implementation of the computerized RUFORUM financial management system called NAVISION.
Read moreProf Egeru Anthony
Egeru Anthony (Ugandan) is the Manager – Training and Community Development, an eight year project funded by The MasterCard Foundation to strengthen the effectiveness of university contribution to development through skills development particularly entrepreneurship of talented, motivated and disadvantaged youth in Africa. He previously served as Assistant Grants Manager at RUFORUM Secretariat, Lecturer at Makerere University and a secondary school teacher at Merryland High School, Entebbe.
Read moreProf Majaliwa Mwanjalolo
Majaliwa Mwanjalolo (Congolese) holds a Licence (5 years) in Applied Physics from the Institut Superieur Pedagogue de Bukavu (ISP-Bukavu), a Master's in Environmental Sciences, and Ph.D. in Soil and water management from Makerere University. He worked as an Associate Professor (2008-218) and Professor at Makerere University (2018-2020) at the Department of Geography, Geo-informatics, and climate sciences. He has been involved in several regional and international research initiatives.
Read moreMr David Martin Amitu
David Martin Amitu (Ugandan) is the Technical Specialist - System Administration at the RUFORUM Secretariat and joined the Secretariat in 2018. He is a telecommunications engineer with expertise in ICT and telecommunications. He holds Masters degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Trento, Italy and BSc in Telecommunications Engineering from Makerere University. David has over 12 years of experience in Telecom/IT.
Read moreMr Artur Inácio Fernando
Artur Inácio Fernando (Mozambique) joined from RUFORUM Secretariat in 2022, prior joining RUFORUM, he was working at IITA as a Senior Agriculture Researcher, Mozambique. Artur holds a Masters Degree in Plant Breeding and Seeds Systems.
Read moreMiss Meri Siaka
Meri Siaka ( Ghanaian) is the internal auditor at RUFORUM Secretariat, her responsibilities entails ensuring that RUFORUM's risk management, governance and internal control processes are functioning effectively. Before RUFORUM, she was a Manager at KPMG in the assurance unit where she managed both financial statements audit and other assurance engagements.
Read moreDr Florence Nakayiwa
Dr. Florence Nakayiwa (Ugandan) is the Deputy Executive Secretary - Planning Resources Mobilization and Management, she joined RUFORUM from Makerere University where she has been the Director of the Planning and Development Department. She has over twenty years’ experience in the higher education sector in Africa.
Read moreMiss Nada Siddig Abdalla Musa
Nada Siddig Abdalla Musa (Sudanese) is the Knowledge Management Specialist at the RUFORUM Secretariat. She is currently pursuing PhD study in Agricultural and Rural Innovation at Makerere University; she holds MSc in Agricultural Information and Communication Management from Egerton University; MSc in Computer Engineering and Networks from University of Gezira and BSc. in Electronics Engineering (Hons) from Sudan University of Science and Technology.
Read moreMr Yamungu Alongo Boniface Byamalong
Yamungu Alongo Boniface Byamalong (Congolese) serves as Technical Specialist for the Regional Anchor Universities.Before joining RUFORUM, he served as a Technical Controller of the National Independent Electoral Commission, and research and teaching assistant at Université Espoir du Congo “UEC”, Université Francophone des Grand Lacs “UFRAGL” and Institut Supérieur des Techniques médicales de Baraka “ISTDR-BARAKA”. He is a Founder and Executive Director of a Local Non-Profit organization NOTRE VOIX and he managed to secure grants for the organization and i
Read moreMr Ekepu David
Ekepu David (Ugandan) is the Technical Specialist-Sentinel Project at RUFORUM. He is responsible for the implementation of the Sentinel Project including developing criteria to identify students to benefit from research scholarships, undertake needs assessments and overall support to capacity building activities led by RUFORUM. Mr. Ekepu also supports monitoring and evaluation activities as well as development of proposals and concepts in response to calls for proposals and other needs. Mr.
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