A report that has been today released by a committee that was tasked to investigate the situation at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) has revealed that Stella Nyanzi was not supposed to be an employee of Makerere University.
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Post date: 8 years 5 months ago
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Ramadan is nearing and Muslims, world over, are eagerly waiting to take part in the holy month. SHIFRAH KAYAGA has been talking to some of those preparing to fast and they shared with her their expectations from the community and the government, and why all moslems should embrace the period.
Post date: 8 years 5 months ago
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In the last two weeks towards the end of last month, MPs were seen busy throwing victory parties worth of hundreds of millions in their different constituencies, thanking the electorate for sending them to parliament.
However, Journalism@Mak has learnt that the excitement for some of these honourables may end up being short lived. A case in point is the NRM's Kalungu woman MP, Aisha Sekindi.
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On Wednesday June 1, some roads in Kampala were closed reason being that the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan was moving around the country.
Among his main routes was the one to Makerere University where he was going for conferment of his prestigious honorary Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) degree.
Most Ugandans would wonder why Makerere decided to award Erdogan and not any other president in Africa, or any other country in the world.
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The High court yesterday dismissed, with costs,
a petition filed by Bazil Mwotta, the guild
president-elect of Makerere University.
In his ruling at Twed towers in Kampala, Justice
Stephen Musota said the Makerere tribunal’s
ruling still holds and that Mwotta and his
political rival Roy Ssemboga should follow its
ruling.
“Mwotta’s application was found to be devoid of any merit whatsoever,” the judge ruled.
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On Wednesday May 25, more than 100 Makerere students gathered at the High court Kampala chambers to hear a judgment, but any expectations of a resolution were dashed.
Squeezed out in the Twed Towers building, the students had hoped to find out who would be declared their guild president, between Bazil Mwotta and Roy Sembogga.
Post date: 8 years 6 months ago
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Makerere University will soon close its Fort Portal campus later this August, six years after it started due to financial constraints.
The campus has an enrolment of about 180 students who are on short courses, degree and diploma courses. According to the vice chancellor, Prof John Ddumba-Ssentamu, the decision came after a resolution by the University Council, earlier this year, chaired by Dr Charles Wana-Etyem.
Post date: 8 years 6 months ago
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A 46-year-old Ghanian who was yesterday found to be possessing counterfeit money is to face charges for printing and distributing fake money.
The arrest of Peter Woods followed a tip-off by one of the people Woods had conned with the fake bank notes. He was found possessing counterfeit money of 66.6 million, including Ugandan currencies and the dollars.
Post date: 8 years 6 months ago
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When ever freshers join campus, or those who have been commuting, decide to look for hostels around Makerere university, they will always ask "which one is better, with good facilities?". The worry should be no more as SHIFRAH KAYAGA takes you through the best seven (7) that students have over the years graded as comfort zones.
OLYMPIA
This hostel was constructed in 2013, 3 years back. Its visibly a a mansion and accommodates around 500 students with enough big rooms.
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