A number of hostels in Makerere-Kikoni have reduced their room prices due to a big population of students abandoning them for rentals.

At the end of last academic year, hostels around Kikoni increased prices due to high demand by the students. But with time, students couldn't cope with new charges and decided to opt for rentals. Hostels like Kare, Dreamworld and Akwata Empola are among those that hiked their prices.

After a break of two weeks, the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) has since resumed registration for students and staff in halls of residences and colleges.

NIRA, a body that is responsible for registering people in Uganda, had halted the exercise two weeks ago  in consultation with Makerere University authorities.

Ritah Namisango, the university Principal Public Relations Officer, told Journalism@Mak that her office had been informed about the exercise.

Students at the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University say the computer labs are ineffective and not supporting the learning process. The students say that many of the computers in the Department laboratories are not working.