Makerere University Guild President Arrested

Makerere University Guild President Arrested

Over 18 students of Makerere University have been arrested following a strike held during the morning hours of 16th April 2018. The arrested students included the guild president, Papa Were Salim, the Chairman of Mitchel and Lumumba Halls of residence among other students. The arrests were done amidst teargas and bullets fired by police to […]

Makerere university strike: Guild President arrested and several injured

Makerere university strike: Guild President arrested and several injured

A number of Makerere University students including their Guild President Bala David Bwiruka have been arrested following a demonstration aimed at scrapping off the 100% tuition payment policy. Makerere university tuition payment policy requires a student to have cleared all the tuition/fees by the sixth week of each semester. Other students arrested include the Chairman Mitchell […]

Non-Teaching Staff strike at Public Universities still on despite Government's plans to hick salaries

Non-Teaching Staff strike at Public Universities still on despite Government's plans to hick salaries

The Non- teaching staff at public universities in Uganda have maintained their stand not to end the ongoing strike following a meeting held on Friday 14th August 2015. Jackson Betihama, the chairperson of public universities Non-Teaching Staff Executives Forum says they resolved only to go back to work after government increases their salaries this financial year. […]

Non-teaching staff at Public universities vow never to open offices as strike enters 2nd week

Non-teaching staff at Public universities vow never to open offices as strike enters 2nd week

Dr.Mohammed Kiggundu has asked the striking non-teaching staff at Public universities to open the closed offices, to enable lecturers prepare for the next semester which begins on Saturday 15th July 2015 at Makerere university. Addressing Journalists last week at Makerere university , the chairman Makerere University Academic Staff (MUASA) stressed that, although the academic staff supports […]

Makerere University administrative staff on strike

Makerere University administrative staff on strike

Time Check: 8:39 am, it is Monday 3rd August 2015 at Makerere university, the University is dull and the Environment is still calm, only sounds of early morning birds and restless moving cars; people look stranded and guess what!! The non teaching staff are on strike over salary increment. I move around the main university […]

Makerere University Non-Teaching staff threaten to strike

Makerere University Non-Teaching staff threaten to strike

The support staff have called for a general assembly tomorrow Friday 31st  July 2015 at the University Main Building to discuss a way forward. The officials say if no positive results are seen, they will go as planned to lay down their tools starting from 3rd August 2015. According to sources privy to Campus Times, the […]

Makerere University students strike over internship allowance

Makerere University students strike over internship allowance

Students at Makerere University today morning peacefully demonstrated over the university’s failure to remit their internship allowances. The students were led by the university guild president, Bala David Bwiruka together with other cabinet members. Bala had on Wednesday issued an ultimatum to the university management threatening to demonstrate on Friday (today) if the 2,000 affected […]

Security tightened as Uganda Christian University students threaten to strike

Security tightened as Uganda Christian University students threaten to strike

There is a “bee hive‘ of police officers deployed at Uganda Christian University (UCU) following students’ plans to demonstrate against unfair policies. Students are dissatisfied with the University’s tuition policy that requires them to pay 50% of the fees at the beginning of the semester and completion of pending balance within two months. Some students […]

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