Tag Archives: Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh details have emerged on the circumstances surrounding the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a former veterinary student at Makerere University. Tegu was allegedly beaten by a mob near Lumumba hall in Makerere University on June 27th that mistook him for a thief. He breathed …

Kampala, Uganda | Prossy Nansubuga | Police have arrested and detained 10 suspects in connection of the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a third year Makerere veterinary student who was killed in mob action on Sunday. The Kampala Police Metropolitan Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says with the investigations that have intensified today, it …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s response to disease outbreaks is managed by untrained people, according to findings from a study carried out by the Makerere University School of Public Health.   The study established that often, disease outbreak responses at the district level are led by politicians instead of trained …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University has deferred the admission of first-year students to the Bachelors of Dental Surgery Program for the Academic Year 2020/2021. This follows the failure to meet requirements set by the joint East African Medical and Dental Council.      A document from the office …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has withdrawn disciplinary summons it had issued to two staff members to appear before the University Appointments committee. The two Fatuma Nakatudde and Paul Apunyo who served as Deputy Registrar and Senior Administrative Assistant at the College of Health Sciences respectively were …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  The Public University Joint Admission Board-PUJAB concluded the selections of students who are joining universities during the 2020/2021 Academic Year, through the National Merit Government Sponsorship admissions.    At least 103,000 Senior Six leavers applied for undergraduate government sponsorship in different public universities …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has embarked on a process to mend the relationship between Makerere University and the Ministry of Health whose officials are reportedly fighting over COVID-19 cash. The process started with a crisis meeting presided over by the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of several departments and colleges at Makerere University are proposing to adopt the pre-entry examination system to determine the competence levels of students pursuing courses at the university. Dr Vincent Ssembatya, the Director for Quality Assurance at Makerere says that the university management has …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University students have castigated the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force-UPDF for dropping charges against the commanders of soldiers that brutalized them during protests against tuition increment in October last year. Through their Guild Council, the students said UPDF has denied them justice by exonerating commanders …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The General Assembly of Forum for Academic Staff of Public Universities in Uganda (FASPU) has elected Dr Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi as the new chairperson.  Leaders of several public university Academic staff associations on Thursday converged at Kyambogo University to elect the forum’s executive committee.  The …