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Muni University health science laboratory project stalls over funds

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a multi-purpose Health Science Laboratory Building at Muni University has stalled for nearly five years. In March 2019, the university signed a contract with Kisinga Construction Company for the second phase of the construction, with a planned completion date in 2022. However, …

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Idi Amin memorial lecture in doubt

Muni University denies offering venue for Amin lecture but organisers insist Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Muni University in Arua city has denied reports that it had offered to host the proposed inaugural memorial Lecture for Former President Idi Amin. Early last week, a group of …

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Muni University demands Barifa forest land for expansion

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at Muni University have appealed to the government to donate part of the land hosting Arua Central Forest Reserve, commonly known as Barifa Forest for expansion. The University’s acting Vice-Chancellor, Associate Professor Simon Anguma Katrini says that additional land is needed to facilitate the …

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Archbishop Emeritus Orombi installed new Muni University Chancellor

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Grace Henry Luke Orombi, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Church of Uganda, has been installed as the second Chancellor of Muni University. Orombi was installed as the new chancellor during the fifth graduation ceremony held at the University graduation grounds in Arua City on …

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Power outages in West Nile irk MPs

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) are irked by the power outages in West Nile that have adversely affected the smooth running of Muni University in Arua City. According to Emmanuel Banya, Muni University Secretary, the science-based university is not connected to the …

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Muni University decries inadequate funding

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administration of Muni University has decried low funding by the government which they say has crippled their efforts of promoting the development of science. Since the 2014/2015 financial year, the University’s development budget increased from 4.5 Billion Shillings to 4.9 Billion in the current …

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Muni University students protest over delayed allowances

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government-sponsored students at Muni University have staged a strike to protest the delayed payment of their first semester allowances. The students are demanding living out allowances, clinical allowances and faculty allowances which they say haven’t been paid by the University. The angry students marched from the …

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