Uganda, May 23 -- Benedict Ocaka, 25, was awarded a first class bachelor's degree in Agriculture and Community Development at Bishop Stuart University (BSU) in Mbarara District at their recent graduation. He was among the 1,773 students the institution awarded degrees, diplomas, and certificates in different disciplines.
Born in Ayuulupur Village, Lamwo District, he is the third of eight children. He attended Kitgum Prison Nursery and Primary School in Kitgum District before joining Kitgum Comprehensive College for his O-Level. There, he scored aggregate 37, but his parents wanted him to attain vocational training against his desire to join A-Level.
"My parents had relocated from Kitgum Town to their village in Lamwo District to do farmin...