The students have petitioned the Civil Division of High Court specifically challenging Rule 6 (1) (d) of the 2015 Makerere University Regulations which gives the Vice-Chancellor- VC unquestioned powers to suspend any student at will.
On Thursday, Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga moved a motion without notice urging parliament to investigate the matter to inform its final decision.
The calls comes just days after armed military officers stormed Lumumba Hall, one of the largest male students’ residences in Makerere University and, according to media reports, broke into 60 rooms, smashed students’ properties and forced them to seek refuge outside the university.
Court Presided by the Acting Chief Magistrate Robert Mukanza has issued the order following an exparte application filed by Human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza on Friday.
Betty Aol Ochan, the Leader of Opposition says that the university should reconsider the increment because many Ugandans will be denied the opportunity to study.
Freedom Square, which was once a perfectly green field is now riddled with large patches of mud, coursed through by tire tracks, following the Friday 11th economics exhibition.
The celebrations scheduled for next week according Dr Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, the head of the school’s department of Health Policy Planning and Management will include conferences with specialized panels, community outreaches among others.
Jossy Muhangi, one of the pioneer students recounts that while waiting for his admission to University in his senior six vacations, he came to know about a new course Mass Communication course at the university, which a few that read papers applied for and were given.
A university probe team assigned to investigate the matter found Dr. Kanakulya in breach of the university rules, regulations and procedures. The team has recommended that Dr. Kanakulya be referred to the university Appointments Board for Disciplinary Action.
The study deals with the way the parts of humans, from molecules to bones, interact to form a functional unit. The class, which is held in an anatomy laboratory where the preserved bodies are kept, involves cutting open the different parts of the body for examination.
“It has been alleged that you have been involved in acts of sexual harassment against residents of Olympia Hostel. Following these allegations, management has decided to suspend you from work to pave way for thorough investigations,” Dr. Byamugisha’s letter reads.
In the music circles, historicals are paying glowing tribute to him, for setting a pace that is hardly matched in pre and post-independence Uganda. They state that by heart, Katana knew all the problems facing music education in Africa and worked hard to provide solutions to them. He is also praised for his unique sense of instrument sounds and waves.
The National Water and Sewerage Cooperation –NWSC spends on average 900 million shillings per month on chemicals to treat water making it approximately Shillings10.8billion annually expenses on water treatment chemicals.
One of the close friends to Mukisa who prefers anonymity also states that Mukisa telephoned him at about 1:00 am on Monday seeking to be helped after he was dumped at the petrol station by unknown people.
