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Makerere’s ‘Ivory Tower’ reopened, Dr. Kiyonga installed as new Chancellor Kampala, Uganda | GCIC, URN & THE INDEPENDENT  | Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga has been installed as the new Chancellor of Makerere University. The installation took place on Wednesday during a ceremony that also marked the reopening of the university’s iconic main …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University’s main administration building with its iconic ‘Ivory Tower’ will be re-opened today, nearly four years after it was destroyed by fire. The building, which to many is the face of Makerere and a symbol of pride for the university, was severely damaged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The renovation of the ‘Ivory Tower’ at Makerere University’s main building will not be complete by the time of the centenary celebrations on Uganda independence eve October 8th this year, the contractor has revealed. Fire gutted the historic building in September 2020 sending shockwaves …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was business as usual on Wednesday at Makerere University as the Ivory Tower went down. This leaves the university without an Ivory Tower for the first time in 81 years since its construction. A number of students told URN that they were engrossed in their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reconstruction of the Makerere main building will cost Shillings 20.5billion, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has revealed. The university handed over the building to Excel Construction Company on Monday this week. According to Nawangwe, Excel Construction Company quoted Shillings 20.5 Billion, which is close …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management will divert the would-be donations for the restoration of the iconic Ivory tower to renovations ahead of centennial celebrations. Established in 1922, Makerere University will celebrate 100 years of existence in 2022 as the oldest institution of higher learning in Uganda. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The investigations into the fire that gutted Makerere University’s iconic main building–Ivory Tower has ruled out a possibility of arson. The Ivory Tower caught fire in the wee hours of September 20, 2020, destroying the historical building valued at 15 billion Shillings and several vital …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A committee that was set up to study and assess the structural integrity of the burnt Makerere University main building has recommended that the entire building be demolished. The iconic building, also known as the Ivory Tower, was gutted by a mysterious fire on September …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mastercard Foundation has contributed 3.7 billion Shillings towards the restoration of the iconic Makerere University main building that was gutted by fire last weekend. The contribution has been announced by Dr Reeta Roy, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the foundation as he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on Wednesday tasked the Minister of State for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo to ensure that a clear audit is carried out in the fire which gutted Makerere University main administration building the Ivory Tower over the weekend. This was during …