In a letter to Lukwago dated Friday, September 28th, Prof Nawangwe said Doreen Nyanjura should be counselled to desist from promoting hooliganism among Makerere University students.
The former Makerere University Academic Registrar says Makereres past and current crises are linked to inadequate funding. He says Makerere at the moment is not equipped to offer mainly graduate programmes.
Government has asked the Law Development Centre (FDC) Court to allow it amend the charge sheet to institute new charges of unlawful assembly against 18 Makerere University students. The revelation was made this morning by state attorney, Betty Agola before court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Nasambu.
Four Makerere University students suspected to have been ringleaders of a violent strike last month have run to court challenging their suspension from the university.
Eighteen students of Makerere have been cleared by the University disciplinary committee to resume their studies after a stint in Luzira prison and being suspended for organising a strike.
Eighteen Makerere University students, who were on Wednesday last week remanded over their alleged involvement in a strike, have this afternoon been released on cash bail of 100,000 shillings each.
Barely three days after winning the Makerere Guild Presidential elections, Ivan Kata is already digging into the problems of the institution with the hope of offering solutions. On Monday, Kata led a group of students to petition Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga over the welfare of students at Uganda’s oldest university.
Makerere University lecturers on Friday called off the month-long strike, a month after they laid down tools demanding for a pay rise and clearance of their savings worth 16 billion shillings from the National Insurance Cooperation.
Striking members of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) are meeting the University council in a bid to end the strike over salary increment.
