Tag Archives: Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of the Makerere@100 celebrations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda signed a development partnership with Makerere University anchored on five strategic areas including fostering Innovation Ecosystems in Public Universities, leveraging the Role of Universities in Grassroots Development, establishing a regular Innovation Expo as a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four Makerere University students have sued the University Council over the suspension of the guild elections. In July, the University council suspended the students guild and indefinitely deferred elections for the university’s 88th guild president after Betungura Bewatte, a student of Uganda Christian University (UCU) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CK Associates Limited has taken over the construction of Makerere University sports arena which kicked off five years ago with the intention of hosting the 3rd World University Netball Championships that took place in September 2018. The university contracted the UPDF Engineering Brigade to hurriedly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Makerere University students have vowed to boycott the planned universal suffrage elections scheduled for Saturday. The University Council is planning to hold a universal suffrage election across all colleges and halls of residence to elect a Constitutional Review Commission that will participate in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing of  Bewatte Betungura, a former law student of Uganda Christian University (UCU) during the chaotic Makerere University guild campaigns seem to have hit a snag because of fake witnesses. Betungura met his death in July after being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss an application by two students challenging their suspension. The applicants are Kenneth Katushabe and Calvin Mwesigwa Mugamba. The two former Makerere University guild aspirants ran to the High Court following their suspension by Makerere …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has appealed to Parliament to consider increasing the food and living allowances for government sponsored students. Currently, each student in Public Universities and Tertiary Institutions gets an annual allocation of 936,000 Shillings, translating into a daily allocation of 4500 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim injunction restraining Makerere University from evicting hundreds of people who operate different businesses within the institution. According Civil Division Judge Boniface Wamala, his order will be in force pending the determination of the main application for …

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 | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has received a petition from students of Makerere University challenging the university council’s decision to suspend student politics at the institution. In their petition, the students challenge the decisions of the University Council which they argue, …