Makerere bows to pressure, cancels suspension of students

What you need to know:

  • The suspended students are all from Lumumba, the university’s largest hall.
  • The students are said to have carried food from the serving counter and poured it at the entrance to Mary Stuart Hall, contrary to rules and regulations B(9) and 9(1 a) that govern the institution.

Makerere University has relented to pressure from students and recalled 15 students who were suspended for allegedly vandalising Mary Stuart Hall kitchen utensils during a strike over poor quality meals recently.
The university Guild President Roy Semboga told journalists after an emergency meeting with the university vice chancellor Prof Ddumba Ssentamu that the university management had agreed to lift the suspension and asked the 15 students who had been suspended to resume their studies.

The decision came hours after students

Makerere students on strike over suspension of colleagues

Yesterday, the institution’s Vice Chancellor John Ddumba Ssentamu suspended 15 students over vandalism of kitchen property in Mary Stuart hall during a recent strike.

to protest the suspension of their colleagues.
The students have called off the strike but warned that they would resume if management uses “other methods” to punish the 15 students.
The suspended students are all from Lumumba, the university’s largest hall.

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A letter by the office of the Vice Chancellor, Prof Dumba Ssentamu, had ordered the students to vacate the university premises by Tuesday, October 25, not later than 5:00pm.
"It has been brought to my attention that on the evening of October 19, 2016 at or about 6:30pm, you....a resident of Lumumba hall, incited students and invaded Mary Stuart kitchen serving counter. You destroyed property including; chairs, cups and plates....." the statement read in part.
The students are said to have carried food from the serving counter and poured it at the entrance to Mary Stuart Hall, contrary to rules and regulations B(9) and 9(1 a) that govern the institution.

Those who had been suspended are Donart Nayebare and Aziz Tworo; both of Electrical engineering, Fahad Ndugwa (Forestry), Joseph Mugume (Arts) Solomon Taremwa (Law), Francis Kayiira (Arts), Timothy Mabule and Ayesige; both of Civil Engineering.
Others are James Kigenyi (Pharmacy), Daniel Wabugoya (Law), Simon Wanyera (Education), May Francis Abit, and Samuel Kigula, Kassim Rashid Njalira (Veterinary Medicine), Rodgers Ashabahebwa (Electrical Engineering).

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Police deployed to contain striking Makerere university students


The students had also been warned not to appear on the University premises or participate in any university activities inclusive of lectures, tests and coursework.

“Following meeting this morning between students leaders and members of management, it has been agreed that Vice chancellor into the situation for a comprehensive report which will inform further action. In the meantime, all suspensions are withdrawn as further investigations take place,” Prof Ddumba said in a statement after the meeting.

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