Barugahare requested for “time off for career training” for a period of 12 months effective July 1, 2019. His application, submitted on May 3, was granted on May 14, upon which, he was requested to hand over to the Deputy University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda on July 1 2019. But one lecturer says that the approval flouted the university’s Human Resource manual, in which the permissible maximum age to commence training for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is 40. Barugahare is aged 47.
Lucy Akello, the Pabbo SSS Head teacher, says Museveni Museveni made the pledge in October 2015 at Guru Guru Village in Lamogi Sub County. Akello says they have pushed for the lorry for the last four years in vain.
Professor Nawangwe says the said nominees will not be sworn in as members of the tribunal until the matter arising from a petition he has received against the nomination of two.
Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, the Director in charge of Research and Graduate Training at Makerere says the role of external examiners is a critical one and that a university, worth a brand must never think of doing away with them.
Kadaga argues that re-usable pads are often cheap and convenient since they can be used several times when the girls are in their menstrual cycle.
The speaker was on Friday evening speaking at the launch of Karooro Okurut foundation industrial park Rwebango cell in Nyakabirizi division in Bushenyi Municipality
In November Professor Anthony Mugisha challenged the search process saying he was unfairly and unlawfully denied a chance to compete for the job of Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
The students on Wednesday stormed the District headquarters in a peaceful demonstration to express their dissatisfaction over the administration.They accuse the head teacher Fred Ojara of exercising dictatorship, promoting tribalism, failing to account for entertainment funds for last term and cancelling the visitation Day.
The development follows cases of mismanagement of food in schools, health facilities and community, specifically in Karamoja Sub Region, where WFP assistance reaches nearly a quarter of a million people. Reports indicate that quite often, aid food has ended up in the market where it is openly sold to willing buyers.
Addressing journalists at the guild offices Makerere University Guild President, Julius Kateregga described the failure by the university management to release the allowances and facilitation on time as intentional.
Usami, who concluded his two- day visit to Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts in Karamoja observed that there is a lot of potential in the region that can transform the region except that people have limited technology.
Justice Tabaro, who was appointed by the Makerere Chancellor Prof. Ezra Suruma last month, says they have held several meetings to ensure proper operations of the tribunal.
At his visit to Namalu Mixed Primary School in Nakapiripirit district, Usami served and shared a meal with pupils at school before he danced and sang together with the children, who were all taken up in awe, at the talent exhibited by the 42-year-old performer.
John Okumu, the Head teacher of Naminya R/C primary attributes the high absenteeism to the poor attitude of parents towards education. He says many of them believe education has nothing to do with a person’s development in today’s Uganda.
Head teachers of the affected schools have drafted a joint petition to Kalungu district administration demanding for provision of the facilities in the schools to support effective learning, if they wish to get better results in line with the performance target set.
Makerere University academic programme curriculum provides a recess of ten weeks for all science based programs to students to go to the field for hands-on experience and industrial alias internship.
District Governor, Sharmila Bhatt broke the news on her Facebook post this week. She avers that the Center, which will be launched in 2020-21 will expand Rotary’s peace work in Africa. “As part of the Rotary Peace Centers growth plan, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, has been approved as a host site for the next Rotary Peace Center,” Sharmila said.
In his ruling Justice Sekana agreed with the applicant that the search committee overstepped its mandate of only recommending five suitable candidates for the post.
This was revealed by Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija while presenting the National budget of 40.48 trillion shillings for financial year 2019/2020 at the Serena Conference centre.
The Fort Portal Municipal Education Officer, Richard Alituha, says the recommended pupil-desk ratio is three pupils per desk, but most of these schools are now struggling with six pupils per desk.
