The duo through their lawyer, lawyer, Isaac Ssemakadde asked for temporary relief including lifting their suspensions pending the hearing and determination of their matter on March 31st.
Sylvia Nabaggala, the Court Registrar of the Industrial Court while ruling on the matter on Wednesday instructed Makerere to deposit the money to the Courts account, if the application is to proceed.
Now, three staff Associations including Makerere University Academic Staff Association-MUASA, National Union of Educational Institutions of Uganda-NUEI and Makerere University Administrative Staff Association-MASA have tasked the university to reinstate their leaders.
The leaders were suspended in December after they authored a letter on behalf of MASA guiding university managers that the Vice Chancellor had legal backing to meddle in affairs affecting staff associations.
During a Saturday December 22, 2018 Magara, requested the staff at Makerere to remain calm and allow her to study the situation in the university promising to strictly enforce the rule of law at Makerere University and restore a healthy employment system.