Dr Muganga’s AI Manifesto Lands at LSE: Victoria University’s Education Reformer Takes Centre Stage in London

What the report says

Watchdog Uganda reports that Dr. Lawrence Muganga, Vice Chancellor of Victoria University in Kampala, has had his latest book, “Wake Up or Be Left Behind,” placed with the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The article says Muganga acknowledged the institute on social media for supporting African perspectives in global scholarship.

According to the publisher, the book was presented to the institute through Dr. Shamim Matovu. Watchdog Uganda describes the work as a manifesto on artificial intelligence and education, arguing that societies and learners that adapt to AI will be better positioned in the changing global economy, while those that delay may fall behind.

The report places the development within Muganga’s broader public advocacy for technology-driven education reform in Uganda. It cites his role at Victoria University, his calls for digitizing classrooms, and his earlier writing on the shift from traditional teaching tools to AI-supported learning. The article frames his message as a challenge to Uganda’s education policymakers and institutions to prepare students for a technology-heavy future.

The significance, as reported, is less about a formal institutional partnership and more about visibility for African voices in global discussions on AI, education and development. While the article does not provide details of an LSE event, agreement or policy outcome, it presents the book’s arrival at FLIA as part of an ongoing debate over how African education systems should respond to rapid technological change.