By Mike Ssegawa | Watchdog Uganda
KAMPALA — When Dr. Lawrence Muganga speaks about the future of education and Artificial Intelligence, people pay attention. Now, the outspoken Vice Chancellor of Victoria University has taken his crusade straight to one of global academia’s most prestigious institutions: the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
In a development turning heads across Kampala’s education and policy corridors, Dr. Muganga’s latest book, Wake Up or Be Left Behind, has officially landed at LSE’s Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA).
Taking to social media, the fiery educationist expressed deep gratitude to the institute for ensuring African perspectives remain at the core of global scholarship.
“Few institutions do more to keep Africa at the centre of global scholarship than @AfricaAtLSE,” Dr. Muganga noted, emphasizing that such intellectual partnerships carry weight far beyond London.
Beyond Ceremony: A Global Call to Action
For those who have followed Dr. Muganga’s trajectory, this moment is far more than a routine academic stopover. This is the reformer who spearheaded the transformation of Victoria University from a modest outfit of under 200 students into a thriving higher-education powerhouse.
His new book serves as an uncompromising, urgent manifesto on Artificial Intelligence—warning that those who master AI will ride the defining wave of this century, while those who hesitate risk being swept away entirely. The moment signals growing global recognition for African voices championing bold, tech-driven educational reform.
Shaking the Status Quo
Dr. Muganga—who brings a rich blend of international exposure and deep Ugandan roots—has never shied away from provoking uncomfortable debates. From writing open letters to President Yoweri Museveni calling for the comprehensive digitization of Ugandan classrooms, to authoring landmark works like From Chalk to Chatbots, his thesis has remained resolute: Uganda cannot afford to sleepwalk through the AI revolution.
Sources close to the engagement reveal that the book was presented to the institute through Dr. Shamim Matovu, highlighting a shared commitment to ensuring Africa shapes its own AI narrative rather than having its future dictated from elsewhere.
An Uncomfortable Imperative
For a nation still grappling with foundational education challenges, Dr. Muganga’s proposition is both ambitious and deliberately disruptive: invest in authentic, practical, technology-infused learning today, or watch the next generation get left behind in the global economy.
As Uganda weighs its strategy in the digital age, one thing is abundantly clear—this scholar is not waiting for permission to disrupt the norm. Whether in Kampala or in the historic halls of London, Dr. Lawrence Muganga is forcing a high-stakes conversation that policymakers can no longer afford to delay.
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