The Abu Mayanja Memorial Lecture

The overall aim of the Foundation is to continue the tremendous work of the Late Abu Mayanja in the political and socio-economic development of Uganda.

In pursuit of this objective, we adopted the idea of holding the Abu Mayanja memorial lectures. The inaugural lecture was delivered in July 2007 by Professor Ali Mazrui on the development of democratic rule in Uganda; whilst Hon Justice Julia Sebutinde of the International Criminal Court (ICC) critically reviewed Uganda�s real options regarding the indictments of leaders of the Lords Resistance Army by the ICC in 2008.

In August 2009, Prof. Mahmood Mamdani delivered the third annual lecture in which he critiqued the conflict between Buganda and Uganda. Rachel Mayanja, former United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Special Advisor on gender issues and the advancement of women delivered the 2011 lecture on the timely topic: �The Women�s Movement: Reality or Fallacy?�

On Tuesday April 28th 2015 Charles Peter Mayiga, Katikkiro of Buganda is set to deliver the 5th Abu Mayanja Memorial Lecture under the theme: �Abu Mayanja�s Contribution to the Restoration of the Kingdom of Buganda