Onyait Churchill

*Winners of the 2026 Competition* *Public Debate* •Institution Level: Kyambogo University •Secondary School Level: Mbarara High School *Public Speaking* •Institution Level: Onyayit Churchill (Kyambogo University) •Secondary School Level: Bishop Cipriano Kihangire SS

She is the daughter of Adonia Ayebale, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the UN, and according to her bio, was born in Rwanda and fled to Uganda after the 1990s war. The nepotism in Uganda runs deeper than most can imagine—favoring lineage over talent, and connections over competence.

Imagine being so triggered by a last name that U are reduced to spitting hateful nonsense. But then again, what else should we expect from a sad, bitter old white man? It’s a special kind of self-own to demand qualifications from someone whose name generates more professional respect than UR Google results ever will. Stay mad, Dr. Nico it’s the only 'work' your room temperature IQ is actually qualified for.

Touched base in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 for the next few weeks of advanced training in negotiation and mediation strengthening skills in conflict resolution, dialogue facilitation, and building consensus in increasingly complex and divided contexts, at the Clingendael Institute, one of the world’s leading diplomatic academies that has trained hundreds of diplomats globally.