Tag Archives: Kyambogo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Eli Katunguka, the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University, has stated that this administration has no plans to raise its tuition fees despite the rising prices of goods and services. While other public universities have been increasing tuition and fees for private students, who …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Primary Education Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu has commended Kyambogo University for boosting its research department amidst limited facilitation from the government. She was speaking at the closure of the third day of the 18th graduation ceremonies of Kyambogo University at the East …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government-sponsored students in public universities are struggling to survive amidst the increasing prices of commodities. This has forced students from Kyambogo, Gulu, and Makerere Universities to demand an increase in the living-out allowance. At Makerere University, government-sponsored students who reside outside the university receive at least …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kyambogo University that will facilitate the students and staff of the university to acquire laptops and other related accessories on loan instalment basis. “Despite the strong benefits of digital learning, the cost of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lecturers at Makerere and Kyambogo University failed to show up for sessions today, leaving students stranded. Tertiary institutions opened their gates to students on Monday after months of closure following the outbreak of Covid-19. When URN visited the two institutions, most of the lecture rooms …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application seeking to block the 17th graduation ceremony of Kyambogo University. The decision arises from an application filed on September 14, 2021 by 45 students who sought a halt to the graduation ceremony fixed for September …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The passport picking center has been shifted from the Ministry of Internal Affairs headquarters to Kyambogo where Face Technologies used to be located. Speaking to journalists at Naguru police headquarters, Jacob Siminyu, spokesperson of Immigration services said that in order to reduce the number of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University has appealed to the Government to reopen the COVID-19 management facility at Mandela National stadium Namboole for isolation and management of  students who test positive. Addressing the media about the COVID-19 situation in Kyambogo University on Monday, …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  On March 31, 2021 social media, as much as the traditional print, TV and radio, were all awash with stories related to a short video clip extracted from a CCTV recording of a raid on a Chinese residence located in Kyambogo lower estate Edinburg Avenue. Thugs, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police are hunting four imposters who posed as National Water Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) staff to execute a robbery in which $4,500 and other currencies amounting to sh85 million was stolen from a private residence in Kyambogo, eastern Kampala. A video that was captured by CCTV …