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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Makerere University senior administrative officer who was recently seen in a video indecently assaulting a student from his office, has been charged before Buganda Road Court and remanded to Luzira prison on charges of attempted rape. Edward Kisuze was arrested by police on April …

Makerere University has suspended the issuing of academic transcripts and closed the online marks system. The online marks system is used to enter marks and store students’ examination scores. Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the Makerere University Vice Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration, says the drastic decision was taken after …

There will be 75 doctorates awarded at Makerere University’s 67th graduation ceremony. They are 10 more than last year, and will be part of 14,895 graduands (14,318 in 2016) to be awarded degrees and diplomas at the four-day ceremony at Freedom Square. The ceremony will be held from Tuesday February 21 to …

Makerere University on Jan.23 started counting students an exercise scheduled to last 20 days. This is per directive by a visitation committee appointed by President Museveni in November to inquire into the affairs of the institution which has been riddled with strikes and intrigue. Dr. Abel Rwendiere, the Chairman of …

Makerere University has issued a statement, quashing what they say is false information that Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu has resigned. Makerere was closed last month  following a lecturers strike over unpaid incentives. Efforts to re-open the university gained momentum this week when the lecturers called off their strike. The lecturers …

Makerere University Academic Staff  Association (MUASA) members have Monday voted to call off their strike, paving the way for a possible re-opening of the university. In an emergency General Assembly at the Makerere main campus, they voted 81 against 56 to call off the strike that led to President Yoweri Museveni closing …

Makerere exposed The Makerere University campus in Kampala has been a quiet and abandoned place since President Yoweri Museveni on Nov.01 ordered it closed after a strike by lecturers demanding pay was joined by a strike by students demanding lectures. But the calm is a fake cover for the chaos …

The Makerere student leadership will petition the Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni over the closure of the university. Guild president Roy Ssemboga told journalists that the university students council will formally write to the minister asking her to convince President Yoweri Museveni to order for the …

Government is ready to implement the Omaswa Taskforce that aims to improve management of Ugandan universities. The Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda gave the assurances today when he launched the Omaswa Task Force report. “The government is looking at Institutions of Higher Education to be centres of innovation and help drag …

Non-teaching staff in the public universities of Uganda have gone on strike over non-payment of arrears worth sh25 billion. The strike which took effect over the weekend, has paralysed the five public universities in Uganda. At Busitema University, examinations scheduled for May 2 but have not been able to take …