A sample of food prices in the precincts of Makerere University indicates that meals at basic restaurants cost between 3,000 and 4000 Shillings, far above the allocation by the university. The allocation is also not enough for meals at the low-end Kikoni restaurants, commonly known as kikumi-kikumi, where a meal costs 2500 Shillings.
Makerere University has finally demolished the illegal kiosks that have been serving cheap food to students. The demolition was done last week on the orders of the Universitys outgoing vice chancellor, Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu. This came just a day to the reopening of the new semester on Saturday.
It is indeed evident Chinese companies are winning most of the construction tenders here and upon winning them, they need Ugandan Engineers, sociologists, translators and interpreters to work with them. Therefore learning the language will be a bonus for that job, Janet Museveni said.
Plant breeding in the country has in the past been dominated by research stations but the trend may change as researchers at Makerere University venture into increasing the countrys plant diversity.
Several makeshift business operators at Makerere University have suffered losses following an order from the University management to demolish all illegal structures on the campus.
Between 1992 and 2014, Ugandas oldest university made its own bread from its own bakery and distributed it to staff and students in different halls of residence. At its peak, the bakery produced 1,500 loaves of bread per day.
If you were in Makerere between 1992 and 2014 you must have eaten bread from the university-owned bakery. The university distributed its versity bread to staff and students in different halls of residence. Established in 1992, the bakery was by 2014 when it closed, producing 1,500 loaves of bread per day. It has since stopped operations and been turned into police quarters. We bring you the story...
Speaking in Kiswahili, Poni says, Constructing the road is not a bad thing. We want the road to be wide and after the construction, this place will look nice. They dont disturb me. When they come with their vehicles they tell me, mum push in front for us to pass.
According to the Auditor General’s report, Makerere University has assets and cash equivalents of 13.7 billion while receivables are 3.7 billion shillings. Kwizera wondered if these were the actual disclosure of the monies, but Karamagi had no documents to show proof.
