Tag Archives: Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists at Makerere University Lung institute have started evaluating herbal remedies for treating asthma following complaints that people living with the condition are often lured into using herbs whose safety is unknown. Dr Bruce Kirenga, the Institute’s Executive Director has said they have created a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alionzi Lawrence Dangote is the new Makerere University Guild President. According to the poll results announced by Edrine Nsobanyi, the Makerere University Electoral Commission Chairperson on Wednesday evening, Alionzi who is affiliated with the National Unity Platform-NUP, garnered 5,839 votes to beat off his National Resistance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dickens Agumeneitwe, a suspect in the murder of Makerere University student Jackline Nakabembe, has asked for pardon, saying that he never intended to kill her even after a disagreement between them. Nakabembe was reported missing for more than a month in October until her …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Makerere University, UN Women, Alliance Française Kampala, and the Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS) are delighted to announce that the 5th edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference will commence next week on 15th – 16th November at the Makerere University Auditorium. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has shortened the criteria for former students to pick up their academic documents. For many years, Makerere University students have been complaining about the lengthy procedure to obtain their academic transcripts after graduation, which forced hundreds of students to abandon their transcripts and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application in which four Makerere University students wanted an interim order restraining the institution from continuing to enforce its decision to suspend the students’ leadership. The students are: Joshua Muhwezi, Shamim Nambassa, Kelvin Joshua Luyombya, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing construction of the Makerere University perimeter wall will cost more than 7 billion Shillings, the Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has revealed. Speaking to URN, Prof. Nawangwe said that although part of the perimeter wall is already up, the remaining part along Sir …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University on Thursday celebrated 100 years of existence with calls to deepen the focus on science and research. Established by the colonial government as a small technical institution back in 1922, the institution which had 14 students studying in grass-thatched huts has risen to be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called for more financial support for Makerere University to further development towards research and academic excellence. Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution to commemorate 100 years of the existence of Makerere University, Ugandans largest and oldest institution of higher learning. Moving …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Student’s Guild Constitutional Review Commission has invited students to submit their proposals in writing suggesting amendments to the guild constitution. The Commission chairperson Muhammed Kiggundu invited the students to submit their views in a September 21st, 2022 letter. “The purpose of this communication is …