Staffing, security woes shadow Bukalasa College’s status as centre of excellence

Bukalasa Agricultural College, Uganda’s premier training hub for farm extension staff, is facing a severe staffing crisis and security vulnerabilities, threatening to undermine its recent multi-billion-shilling infrastructure upgrade and curriculum overhaul.

Despite its elevation to an Agricultural Centre of Excellence, the institute is struggling with an acute shortage of lecturers, particularly in its core technical departments.

Speaking during the college’s 60th graduation ceremony on May 29, 2026, the College Principal, Mr Gelvan Kisolo Lule, revealed that the acute staff…