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MafutaGo wins $10,000

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Christine Ampaire (L) and a MafutaGo teammate during a Pitch.
Christine Ampaire (L) and a MafutaGo teammate during a Pitch.

MafutaGo, the application developed by five students from the School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) has won $10,000 (about sh25m) in the recently concluded Pivot East Competition. MafutaGo, is a mobile application that helps motorists locate the nearest petrol station with the cheapest fuel and associated car services like washing bays. It was developed by Christine Ampaire, Samuel Remo, James Muranga, Gerald Odur and Jjingo Wasaka Kisakye.

The Pivot East Competition held in Nairobi, was aimed at giving developers an opportunity to showcase their applications to operators, Venture Capital community, Angel Investors and the ICT Community. Uganda was represented by four applications which included:

  • Easy Order: SMS based ordering and supply chain management application that simplifies the way customers order for goods from manufacturers and distributors.
  • Story spaces: A digital story telling portal
  • mPoultry: Brooder poultry monitoring using a mobile phone.
  • MafutaGo: Helps users find the nearest fuel stations with the prices and services that best suit their needs.

Easy Order won in the Business and resource management category while MafutaGo topped the utilities category. At the beginning of this year, MafutaGo was the first runner-up at the Premier Mobile Awards held in Barcelona.

Pivot is an m:lab initiative to bring focus on the Mobile developer and entrepreneur community in East Africa. m:lab East Africa is a consortium of four organizations aiming to be a leader in identifying, nurturing and helping to build sustainable enterprises in the knowledge economy.

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CoCIS CIPSD ICT Bootcamp for Vacists Nov-Dec 2025

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ICT Bootcamp for Vacists, Students and Professionals November-December 2025, Makerere University. College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) runs a Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CiPSD), Block A – Front Office/Block B, Level 5.

Makerere University, College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) runs a Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CiPSD), through which the College addresses various industrial challenges, like skills development, incubation of new ideas and nurturing of new technology-based business.

CiPSD has organised an ICT Bootcamp to equip participants with hands-on (practicals only) tech skills. This tech Bootcamp is open to vacists, students and professionals.

Start Dates: 11th/11/2025 (P.7 & S.4 )  | 08th/12/2024 (S.6 & Others)

CERTIFICATE: Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the training

Registration link: https://forms.gle/apKjFpaGLezUxwUw5

SKILLS COURSES

  • Microsoft Office Suite, Internet & Online Collaboration – 100,000/= (2 weeks)
  • Developing Professional Websites – 500,000/= (6 weeks)
  • Graphics Design & Image Editing – 450,000/= (5 weeks)
  • Practical Networking & Systems Administration – 100,000/= (2 weeks)
  • Advanced Computer Repair & Software Maintenance – 600,000/= (6 weeks)
  • Linux Systems Administration – 500,000/= (6 weeks)
  • Computerised Accounting – 500,000/= (6 weeks)
  • Video Editing, Social Media & Content Creation – 650,000/= (6 weeks)
  • Mobile Apps Development – 700,000/= (7 weeks)
  • Python Full Stack Developer Course – 700,000/= (8 weeks)
  • Mobile Phone Repair and Maintenance – 900,000/= (8 weeks)

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CIPSD)
Block A – Front Office/Block B, Level 5
College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)
Makerere University
Email: cicpsd@cis.mak.ac.ug
Tel: +256 779 806 656 | +256 782 512 897 | +256 752 779 964 | +256 752 373 023

Click the link below:

https://cocis.mak.ac.ug/ict-bootcamp-at-makerere-university-2025/

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ICT Bootcamp for Vacists (P7, S4 & S6), Students & Professionals

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October 6, 2025

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Advanced Computer Repair & Software Maintenance at Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa. Photo: ImageFX

Makerere University, College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) is the main ICT training, research and consultancy Centre in Makerere University and the region. The College runs a Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CiPSD), through which the College addresses various industrial challenges, like skills development, incubation of new ideas and nurturing of new technology-based business.

CiPSD has organised an ICT Bootcamp to equip participants with hands-on (practicals only) tech skills. This tech Bootcamp is open to vacists, students and professionals.    

Start Dates : 11th/11/2025 (P.7 & S.4 )    |  08th/12/2024 (S.6 & Others)

CERTIFICATE : Each participant will receive a certificate at the end of the training

Registration link: https://forms.gle/apKjFpaGLezUxwUw5

SKILLS COURSES

  1. Microsoft Office Suite, Internet & Online Collaboration – 100,000/= (2 weeks)
  2. Developing Professional Websites – 500,000/= (6 weeks)
  3. Graphics Design & Image Editing – 450,000/= (5 weeks)
  4. Practical Networking & Systems Administration – 100,000/= (2 weeks)
  5. Advanced Computer Repair & Software Maintenance – 600,000/= (6 weeks)
  6. Linux Systems Administration – 500,000/= (6 weeks)
  7. Computerised Accounting – 500,000/= (6 weeks)
  8. Video Editing, Social Media & Content Creation – 650,000/= (6 weeks)
  9. Mobile Apps Development – 700,000/= (7 weeks)
  10. Python Full Stack Developer Course – 700,000/= (8 weeks)
  11. Mobile Phone Repair and Maintenance – 900,000/= (8 weeks)

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Center for Innovations and Professional Skills Development (CIPSD)
Block A – Front Office/Block B, Level 5
College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS)
Makerere University
Email: cicpsd@cis.mak.ac.ug
Tel: +256 779 806 656 | +256 782 512 897 | +256 752 779 964 | +256 752 373 023

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CoCIS CIPSD Physical & Online Short Courses Aug-Oct 2025 Intakes

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A view of the Smart Classroom, CoCIS, Makerere University from the rear. Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

The College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) is the main ICT Training, Research and Consultancy Centre in Makerere University. The College has six Academic departments comprising of the Department of Computer Science, Department of Networks, Department of Information Technology, Department of Information Systems, Department of Library and Information Sciences, and the Department of Records and Archives management.

In addition to the mainstream degree programmes, CoCIS has a specialized Centre for Innovations and Professional Skills Development CIPSD) which delivers state-of-the-art training in ICT e.g. the Cisco Networking Academy for Cisco related courses, the Microsoft IT Academy Program for Microsoft related courses, International Computer Driving License course, Oracle Certified Training centre for Oracle, Linux and Unix Training centre. The College is also an authorized Testing centre, operating under PearsonVUE and Kryterion.

All courses are at affordable fees catering for Students, Professionals and anyone who wants to start a career in ICT or polish his/her ICT skills.

See poster below for Physical and Online Short Course Intakes for August, September and October 2025.

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