It’s now two weeks days since Makerere students started demonstrations demanding that the 15% cumulative tuition policy is scrapped off.  In due course of the strikes, many students have been injured. Nine have been suspended while another 26 have been given warning letters. People's property continues to be destroyed.

Striking has become a heritage at Makerere University, this because almost every year a strike befalls and this complicates student's programs especially those from far and outside Uganda.

Rose Nasamba, a parent of two at Makerere argued that striking cannot be the only remedy to solving the anguishes at the University.

She cried to "management (to) sit down and listen to student's views instead of waiting for them to strike and they start booming teargas everywhere".

Oliver Nalule, a second year student of Education believes striking is a better solution because the administration has always not listened to them when they come for dialogue.

Nalule explained that "the irony of the strike is that very few people out there understand the reason behind,” she believes this thing should not just be students’ business but rather a world concern (because) it’s not about students that are already at Makerere but rather those that are coming.  She added that if strikes end, with time there will be no difference between public and private universities.

Aggrey Ssentongo, a chapatti seller in Kikoni a suburb next to Makerere University opined that students must not take striking as the only option because whenever they strike, they sabotage peoples work  and leave many carrying losses.

"I cannot support students to strike but again i also have a brother at Makerere and it’s me who is helping him with the tuition. I work from here and this is where i get the money from but whenever students strike they destroy my property and i end up getting losses in my business,” Ssentongo lamented in dillemma.

In a press brief by the Communications officer, Dr. Muhammad Kigundu, he said that the students have been demonstrating on campus claiming they are protesting fees increment which to them is nonexistent, and that the ones striking are just strategizing and positioning themselves for the next Guild elections.

Accordind to the Parents brigade, “Whoever is advising Makerere students to riot every time they get a misunderstanding with the University administration is the number one enemy of our children. Our children must be taught the importance of dialogue in solving their grievances as opposed to the use of violence. We condemn all those behind the strikes especially those seeking cheap popularity at expense of our children's lives and country resources.”

Robert Kyagulanyi A.K.A Bobi Wine came out after the Tuesday strike and wrote on his Facebook time lime appreciating Makerere University female students for spear heading the strike against the University's move to hike tuition.

The policy being opposed with a walkout currently is geared towards raising fees by 60% in the next two years which students claim will make it impossible for people from humble backgrounds to afford.