47 detained over Makerere tuition protest
Some of the students that were arrested because of starting the strike at Makerere University this morning. Photo by Michael Kakumirizi
At least 47 people have been detained since yesterday as Makerere students' protest enters day three.
Students have since Tuesday been engaged in running battles with soldiers and riot police over 15 percent cumulative tuition increment approved last year by Makerere University, top governing body, the University council.
At least 10 students were arrested this morning in addition to 37 that were arrested yesterday.
Those arrested yesterday and detained at Wandegeya Police Station include the guild president Julius Kateregga.
However, the vice Guild President Ms Judith Nalukwago who had gone to visit the detained students alongside a team of guild representatives were Thursday blocked from accessing them.
At campus, lectures and other businesses have again been paralysed as protestors forced those attending class to join them.
However, the strike which started from Mitchel Hall and College of Agriculture only lasted for less than two hours before it was foiled by the security personnel.
On Tuesday, the university vice chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe said the protestors were wasting their time because the university council had already approved the policy which will see students admitted for any course pay additional 75 percent of their tuition in five years.
