Uganda, Feb. 20 -- The weeks behind us have been unprecedented at the largest and premier University in Uganda. Makerere University has had a record number of PhD graduates.

The fresh and sweet-looking pictures of graduates making rounds in the media has received holy envy from those that have walked through the gates of Makerere.

The relatively large number of PhD graduates has attracted both uninformed and informed opinions, with the former littering many media pages and airtime, and I wished not to add my voice on it.

Media topics such as the "Role of education in the context of Uganda" are resurrected and "experts" are invited to talk shows to give their opinions about the quality of education. Assuredly, you shall come across such...