Hundreds of teachers especially from primary schools are spending nights on the verandas and some open buildings at the university as they wait for the verification of their academic documents.
Kyambogo University Secretary Charles Okello says the allocation of 4,000 Shillings is not enough to facilitate decent meals for government sponsored students.
Kyambogo University is planning to enter into Public Private Partnership PPP arrangements so that they begin establishing hostels with a view of securing their students who reside outside the institution.
Prof. Katunguka says the system is not suitable for public universities that are heavily laden with huge domestic arrears since they cannot procure the necessary items once there is no cash in the system.
In a June 6th letter, Prof. Katunguka informed the staffs that having cleared teaching allowances for the months of January and February, the university was committed to paying all the outstanding allowances in the shortest time possible.
Prof Ddumba also informed council that the Information and Communications Technology and Finance Ministries are already encouraging the extension of the system to all public universities.
Kyambogo University officials have come under fire from the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament for failing to collect tuition amounting to 4.8 billion shillings.
Students will go to the polls on Tuesday March 21 to elect their leaders, according to Mildred Tibananuka, acting Dean of Students. The elections follow a botched election that was nullified after the 80-million-shillings electronic voting machines broke down during the elections.
Students rampaged when the voting system broke down and started dismantling the voting equipment and property. The polls had attracted eight guild presidential candidates including NRMs Patricia Kishemeire, Aliga Rodgers, Simon Opio DP Dennis Odong, Andrews Obbo, Sarah Kansiime, Joseph Ochieng and Michael Ashaba-FDC.
At a press conference today at Kyambogo University council room, Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya said the huge numbers admitted have created the need for more lecturers and teaching space.
Professor Elli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the acting university Vice Chancellor says the top management took the decision after carefully analyisng the implications of the delayed opening of the semester.
Sources within Kyambogo University say the situation is not rosy, with the department heads typing and distributing the examinations themselves. It is a beehive of activities.
Court awarded Prof. Ndiege 700 million shillings as special damages for having been kept out of office for a period of over two years, 350 million shillings as general damages, 150 million shillings as aggravated damages and 150 million shillings as punitive damages.
Sources in Kyambogo University say the few lecturers are forced to teach for longer hours and have less time to help students in their research, a key component of university education.
Top officials ranging from the Vice Chancellor, University Secretary, Director Human Resources and Accounting Officer of Kyambogo University KYU might lose their jobs if Parliament follows through on recommendations of the Inspector General of Government for disciplinary action.
In his 2014 Special Audit report, the Auditor General queried that a total of 10,486 students were admitted by the university without applying and consequently Shillings 533million was not collected as application fees.
