Drama unfolded last Friday when a Makerere University PhD student defended his research on witchcraft—an event that took a chaotic turn when he was abruptly kicked out of the Zoom link due to overwhelming attendance.

When Friday arrived, the Zoom link was filled to capacity before the event started, leaving hundreds of would-be attendees scrambling to join.

In an interview with the Monitor, Mr Samuel Nyasha Chikowero revealed that the drama began on September 19, hours after the release of his PhD defence invitation poster, as heated debates broke out across social media platforms. People demanded answers from him regarding his research.

"The defence started at 9:33am East African time, although it had been scheduled for 9am. Since I was outside Uganda during my defence, the Dean of the School of Liberal and Performing Arts allowed me to present via Zoom. But, a few minutes into the presentation, I found myself kicked out of the meeting," Mr Chikowero told Daily Monitor.

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