Education and Qualifications

Basheka currently serves as the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs (DVCAA) and a Professor of Governance, Public Administration and Management at Kabale University in Uganda. He is also a visiting Professor and Research fellow at the School of Public Governance and Administration at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Professor Basheka is an accomplished scholar, researcher, teacher, management, administration, governance and leadership specialist and consultant. He has authored more than 80 articles in internationally accredited journals, more than 15 books and book chapters and a number of reports and conference proceedings. He is also the CEO and Managing Director of Radix Management Consulting (U) Ltd. This is a leading management consultancy firm in Uganda with its headquarters in Kampala. He has been a team leader and specialist for high level consultancy assignments for Government, Multilateral agencies and the Civil Sector Organisations.

Prof Basheka has a multidisciplinary academic background with two PhDs, two Master’s Degrees, Two postgraduate Diplomas and One Bachelor’s Degree. He has a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration (coursework and dissertation) from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he specialized in Public Governance, Policy Management and Public Financial Management. His second PhD is in Educational Administration, Planning and Management (coursework and dissertation) obtained from Makerere University where he specialized in Higher Education Governance and Reforms. Professor Basheka has a Master’s Degree in Social Sector Planning and Management from Makerere University with a specialty in University Quality Assurance Management systems and a second Master’s degree in Project Management from Uganda Management Institute with a specialty in Program design and evaluation. Basheka equally has a Postgraduate Diploma in Project planning and Management from Uganda Management Institute and a graduate diploma in procurement and supply from the Chartered institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS-United Kingdom). Basheka had his undergraduate training in Political Science and Public Administration from Makerere University where he obtained a second-class upper division degree. He is a second year Law student in his pursuit of a Bachelor’s in Law (LLB).