Uganda, March 13 -- At least 1000 students drop out of Makerere University annually after losing tuition fees to sports betting, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the Vice Chancellor has revealed.

Prof Nawangwe made the remarks on Tuesday, while presiding over the recognition and rewarding ceremony of College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) 12 best performing graduates of 2024.

Prof Nawangwe said they conducted research after revelations that students drop out of the institution due to failure to pay tuition.

"Our investigations have shown that actually those people were dropping out not because they failed to pay fees. They got fees from their parents and wanted to invest in betting in order to get interest," Prof Nawangwe said.

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