The state of Arts Lecture Room 6 is worrying the students who study there, owing to the renovation works there. The room located on the second floor of the Arts Building near the History Department has broken and disorganized furniture, and dirty walls scattered with posters of former aspirants in the just-concluded student elections.

It also has broken windows and damaged ceiling which put students, lectures and other users’ lives at risk.

At the door, one is welcomed by a chocking smell from the paint. The room is covered with a disruptive environment generated by the noise from the ongoing renovations around the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS).

The Deputy Principal of the College, Dr. Josephine Ahikire blamed the chaos on the contractors who she said never followed the agreed timelines.

"Actually, it is beyond us. It is the issue of the contractor and we have no control over it. The work was supposed to be done during the vacation but they came two weeks towards the semester," said Dr. Ahikire.

She however says the students should try their best to keep the environment clean and be careful.

"Students have to play their part in terms of sanitation. They should respect the entire room," she said.

The College Registrar, Vincent Ekwang expressed commitment to have the faults fixed through the ongoing renovation process around the college.

"The renovation is in progress. After the upper floor, we shall also handle the ground floor," said Mr Ekwang.

Babirye Joweria, a Bachelor of Education second year student argues that generally the room is not conducive for studies, with the dirty and noise generated by renovation works.

"We are affected by noise from St Francis Chapel, we are always destructed. The falling ceiling and the broken windows affect us mostly during rain," she said.

Rashidah Lunkuse, a Bachelor of Journalism and Communication student says the major problem is the broken furniture in the room as most of them write on their laps.

The College is renovating the building for the first time in decades, a welcome move by many students, only that works are being carried out during the semester affecting studies.