Uganda, April 5 -- Makerere University Business School (MUBS) says it is now mandatory for all students studying entrepreneurship to start a business or a service as they enroll for the course in first year.

Speaking at the inaugural students' exhibition at the Makerere University Business School campus in Nakawa, Kampala on Friday, Dr Edith Mwebasa Basalirwa, the Dean at the Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses, said since the programme was launched in 2002, they have been grappling with how to make the programme practical.

She noted that parents complained about the cost since they could not hardly pay tuition but when they started the programme last year, the students have appreciated the value of opening up a business wh...