PHOTOS: Teargas and arrests as Makerere university striking students match to Parliament

PHOTOS: Teargas and arrests as Makerere university striking students match to Parliament

Today’s peaceful morning demonstration at Makerere University abruptly turned violent.This followed police interception of students who were matching to Parliament to launch a petition to the speaker. Police fired teargas,  rubber and live bullets in the air to disperse the students. One student was overhead saying,  they a peaceful and it’s only the police leading […]

Makerere university students on strike over 100% fees payment policy

Makerere university students on strike over 100% fees payment policy

Students of Makerere University have held a peaceful demonstration over what they call unfair University policies. It should be noted in a communique passed by the University Academic registrar demanding that students should have fully completed tuition by 14th March if they are to Sit for coursework and tests. On Wednesday 11th March,  news circulated that […]

Nkumba University students to pay 200k for damages caused during strike

Nkumba University students to pay 200k for damages caused during strike

Nkumba University to  re-open on 19th January 2015. Nkumba University students are cursing never to strike again after Dr. Byatike Matovu officially announced that all day students must pay a mandatory fine of 200,000 Uganda shillings before they are allowed back. Nkumba University  re-opens on 19th January 2015 for full-time students. Chairperson University council says […]

Ndejje University to re-open on 5th January 2015 after students' strike that led to closure.

Ndejje University to re-open on 5th January 2015 after students' strike that led to closure.

Ndejje university that closed  on 20th November after a students’ strike has announced that normal academic business will resume on 5th January 2015. According to the resolutions made by Ndejje University Governing Council that sat on Thursday, 27th November 2014, students are meant to pay 50,000/= for re-admission and Shillings 177,850 for replacement of vandalized […]

Ndejje University closes over students' strike

Ndejje University closes over students' strike

Ndejje University has closed over a students’ strike that started on Thursday 20th November 2014. Students were protesting against retake fees increased by the university administration. Retake charges had been hiked from 50,000 shillings to 100,000 shillings per paper failed. Also See: Nkumba University closed over students’ endless strike

Nkumba University closed over students' endless strike

Nkumba University closed over students' endless strike

Nkumba University has closed after students refused to call off a strike that started on Monday 17th November 2014. Resident students were forced out of hostels after a 30 minutes ultimatum was given to them by the university authorities to vacate the university premises. Shortly after, Nkumba University was officially closed on Wednesday 19th November 2014 through […]

Nkumba University strike: Academic Registrar Christine Obonyo Kyayonka forced out of office

Nkumba University strike: Academic Registrar Christine Obonyo Kyayonka forced out of office

The situation at Nkumba University is getting to normal after a two days strike that resulted into destruction of property worth millions of shillings. There were running battles with police, tear gas allover and bullets being shot on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th November 2014. Later on Tuesday 18th  afternoon, peace talks led by Nkumba university […]