The embattled research fellow from the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Dr Stella Nyanzi, has fired back at the

university’s appointments board, insisting that

she is not interested in working at Makerere university again.

 

Her furious outburst came after a report

instituted by Makerere’s appointments board

found that Dr Nyanzi was guilty of misconduct

and should face a disciplinary committee.

 

A five-member committee called by the

appointments board had been tasked to explain

the misunderstanding between Dr Nyanzi and

the MISR director, Prof Mahmood Mamdani.

That committee was comprised of Hajjati

Sharifah Buzeki, (chairperson), Dr Sarah Ssali

(member), Prof Sarah Kiguli (member), Jude

Mbabaali (member) and Godwin Okiror

(secretariat).

 

That committee found that, “Dr Nyanzi was

erroneously issued an appointment letter on

permanent employment terms as a research

fellow, which is a contractual job. The

subsequent confirmation in her appointment was also erroneous.”

 

The committee also found that Prof Mamdani’s

insistence that she teach a PhD class “was

proper and in line with Dr Nyanzi’s terms of

employment.”

 

The five-member committee also concluded

that Dr Nyanzi’s decision to strip naked on April

18, 2016 contravened the university’s policies

and proper code of conduct, and calls for

punitive action against her.

 

Appointments board head Bruce Kabaasa said

there would be no punitive action against Prof

Mamdani, adding that his contract had been

extended so as to enable the university get a

suitable replacement when he goes away.

However, when Dr Nyanzi learnt of the findings,

she quickly brushed off the report and insisted

she would rather leave Makerere.

 

“I refuse to return to a violently-oppressive

workplace where I will continue under Mahmood Mamdani’s misogynistic reign of terror,” Nyanzi. told The Observer in a Facebook message, adding that she would not apologise for her protesting against ‘oppressive rules’.

 

She also complained that despite her concerns,

the university management had mishandled the

problems between her and Prof Mamdani. For

his part, Prof Mamdani declined to comment on

the matter until it is concluded.

 

OTHERS TO BLAME TOO

 

Apart from Dr Nyanzi, the university’s vice

chancellor (VC), Prof John Dddumb sqq sent anyumba-Ssentamu

and the human resource director, Mary Tizikara,

were faulted for being negligent of their duties.

The committee called for the duo to face

disciplinary action.