Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has asked the Committee on Education and Sports to avail Shs52.9 billion in its new budget to renovate facilities at the colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. According to Nawangwe, the university’s graduate students in veterinary …
Read More »Makerere University guild elections set for Friday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University will on Friday hold virtual guild presidential elections. There were doubts among students if the elections will take place following the disqualification of two candidates; National Unity platform- NUP flag bearer Margaret Nattabi and independent candidate Suleiman Namwoza for allegedly holding a …
Read More »Heavy security deployment at Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy military and Police deployment at Makerere University because of an anticipated students’ strike. Heavily armed military and Police personnel were deployed at the University this morning following the disqualification of the NUP flag bearer Margaret Nattabi and Suleiman Namwoza from the …
Read More »Seven arrested at Makerere as tension rises over Guild elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Wandegeya have arrested seven students of Makerere University for holding an unlawful assembly. The students were arrested from Emerald Hotel in Wandegeya where they had gathered to address a press conference. The event which had been planned to take place at …
Read More »MAK 100 YEARS: Absa Bank Uganda plants 300 trees in Kabanyolo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff from Absa Bank Uganda have planted 300 trees and adopted 100 indigenous trees at the Makerere University School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences Botanical Garden. The new Botanical Garden is found at Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo, as part of the …
Read More »STUDENT: Disqualify all political Party-linked Makerere Guild candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kateregga, a student at Makerere University has petitioned the Dean of Students to disqualify all Guild Candidates that are affiliated with National Political parties to Foster a Neutral Student Government. Kateregga’s petition comes nearly two weeks before the election of the new Guild …
Read More »St Augustine Makerere moots single’s club
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Augustine Makerere University Chaplaincy Christians are planning to establish a Singles Club to help unmarried individuals find partners in a convenient and appropriate environment. Octogenarian, Father Makoboza Charles Lwanga, is behind the idea of the Catholic Singles Club Makerere University. He believes that …
Read More »NUP moves Makerere Primaries to party headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) at Makerere University will hold their primaries at the party’s headquarters after being blocked from holding them within the university. The party is looking for its flag bearer for the guild elections slated for April 14, 2023, …
Read More »Makerere University to accredit all hostels
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has resolved to start accrediting hostels that accommodate students. This was revealed by the University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe on Thursday. He said the move is aimed at enhancing the safety and security of its students. According to Nawangwe, of the 35,000 …
Read More »Evicted business operators case against Makerere University pushed to April
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court has adjourned a case in which business operators have sued the University for illegally evicting them. In July, the University Council ordered the eviction of all businesses from the university premises. The council’s decision was based on …
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