The riffraff between Makerere University students and management over 15% cumulative tuition hike that recently bred into students’ protests bent on overturning the controversial policy, a campaign that provoked extreme police and army brutality, causing stalement for over two weeks at the institution, has since withered as sanity now prevails following Parliament of Uganda’s intervention into the impasse at Makerere.
Students at Makerere University have intensified pleas for extension the semester following the recent student unrest and protests against the Fees Policy.
The more than two-weeks protests against the 15% tuition increment protests were sparked off by the 15 female students’ match to parliament on October 22nd, 2019 spearheaded by the female caucus of the 85th guild government.
Makerere University students’ morale has plummeted faster after the three turbulent weeks characterised by tuition increment strikes.
The students’ annual cultural gala organised by the Julius Kateregga–led 85th guild according to participants is not as vibrant as the past galas participants say.
Salin Aseko, one of the student participants in the 2019 cultural gala says the last two and half weeks have proven to be their greatest test of patience and faith.
