Tag Archives: Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Five halls of residence in Makerere University will remain closed as finalists resume studies following the long break because of the Covid19 pandemic.  The affected include Complex, Livingstone, Lumumba, Mitchell halls and off-campus Kabanyoro student’s hostel. According to university management, the returning students will …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Makerere University has this afternoon launched platforms on which willing individuals and organizations can offer monetary contributions for the restoration of the iconic main building. The structure, widely referred to as the Ivory Tower, was gutted by fire on September 20.  In …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has revised the list of accredited laboratories allowed to test for COVID-19.  In May the ministry accredited eleven laboratories based on the dynamics of infection spread of the disease and the availability of testing reagents. However the number has now been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mastercard Foundation has contributed 3.7 billion Shillings towards the restoration of the iconic Makerere University main building that was gutted by fire last weekend. The contribution has been announced by Dr Reeta Roy, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the foundation as he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on Wednesday tasked the Minister of State for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo to ensure that a clear audit is carried out in the fire which gutted Makerere University main administration building the Ivory Tower over the weekend. This was during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government should expedite the restoration of the burnt main building at Makerere University, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Betty Aol Ocan has said. The LOP who visited the University on Tuesday, 22 September 2020, said the main building popularly known …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University’s main building widely known as the ivory tower that was razed by fire over the weekend was not insured. According to the university administration, the building whose structure mainly constituted of wood and steel was never insured because insuring it was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University authorities are making plans to have fundraising strategies that will see alumni and people with an attachment to the university donate towards the restoration of the burnt iconic Ivory Tower. When the building caught fire on Sunday, many people who associate with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two security officers who were on night duty at Makerere University main building on Sunday have been detained over negligence of duty when the fire broke out. A dressing journalists at Uganda Media Center, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that preliminary findings indicated that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University authorities have noted that the resumption of learning for final year students will not be affected by the major fire incident that has seen a section of the University’s main building reduced to ashes. Before the fire outbreak, Makerere University had issued …