Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six students at Makerere University have been selected to compete in the African Inter-University Innovations challenge in August. The students were selected at Inter-university East African innovation challenge hosted at Makerere University on Friday. They are Patrick Seremba, Teddy Nalwanji both 5th-year students of medicine, …
Read More »Mak admits financial crisis as students miss internship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Mohammed Kiggundu Musoke, the acting Manager Communications and International Relations at Makerere University has regretted delayed remittance of funds. He says the university managers have been engaging with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to disburse money to the university, a …
Read More »Mak staff appeals tribunal to resume in July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal will resume next month. This is according to Retired High Court Judge, John Patrick Mashongo Tabaro, the new tribunal chairperson. The tribunal last sat in April under the leadership of George Omunyokol whose term ended in March. Justice Tabaro, …
Read More »Mak gets UGX 2.9bn research grant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences -CHUSS has received a 2.98 billion shillings funding for research. The financial boost from the US-based private foundation, Andrew W Mellon Foundation will facilitate research in the arts, humanities and social science disciplines. The grant is …
Read More »Makerere terminates external examination services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has suspended services of external examiners for all its degree programs due to inadequate financing. The decision was announced by the University Secretary Charles Barugahare min a communication to colleges. The decision to suspend the external examination was reached by the University’s …
Read More »MUASA raises UGX 10M for Kamunyu’s legal fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 10 million shillings has so far been collected to support the Makerere University Academic Staff Association –MUASA Dr Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi. Last month, Kamunyu was suspended for six months on half pay last month after he was found guilty of non-adherence to university …
Read More »Mak ordered to pay UGX 1.2bn water bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered Makerere University to pay an accumulated water bill of 1.2billion shillings. According to the Directorate of Estates and Works the bill accumulated from March 2014 – March 2019. Last month, the Directorate of Estates and Works …
Read More »Mak payroll audit flops as University managers disagree
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Directorate of Internal Audit has halted a planned payroll audit following a contradiction in communication from the top managers. Late last month, Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe asked the directorate to conduct an urgent payroll audit by June 7, 2019. The …
Read More »Makerere relaunches publishing press after 19-years of dormancy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has relaunched it’s the book-publishing arm; The Makerere University press, to support staff and the public in publishing books and journals after almost 19 years of inactivity. The publishing press hosted under the University Directorate of Research and Graduate Training (DRGT) was …
Read More »Ugandan children can only achieve 38% productivity as adults
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is not spending enough on developing the future productivity of its citizens. Consequently, a child born in Uganda will only be 38 per cent as productive when they grow mainly because they don’t enjoy complete and good quality education and full health, a study …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price