Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A solar grid tie system has been developed to pilot a project at Makerere University to ease power outage problems. According to Dennis Rukundo, a solar PV Expert at the Makerere University Centre for Research and Energy Conservation (CREEC), the solar power grid tie system …
Read More »Makerere University develops new solar grid to ease power outages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A solar grid tie system has been developed to pilot a project at Makerere University to ease power outage problems. According to Denis Rukundo, a solar PV expert at the Makerere University Centre for Research and Energy Conservation (CREEC), the solar power grid tie …
Read More »Makerere, UCU defend online learning program
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University and Uganda Christian University have defended the online learning program. In a recent petition to Parliament, student leaders from Makerere University, Uganda Christian University (UCU), Kyambogo University and Uganda Martyrs’ University demanded that online learning should be suspended. They argued that the …
Read More »Dr Kamunyu’s suspension illegal-Mak Tribunal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 41 parliamentary candidates have been nominated today at Wakiso district headquarters. Makerere university staff tribunal has declared the suspension of Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi illegal, saying he was convicted on ‘vague and Ambiguous’ charges. In 2019, Makerere University management sent Dr. Kamunyu, …
Read More »More women abusing cannabis-Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has found alcohol to be the commonest substance of abuse used in Kampala followed by cannabis that is mostly abused by women. According to the study, 41 percent of the females in rehabilitation centers confessed using cannabis. In the study in …
Read More »Mak to accommodate non-resident finalists at UGX 145,000
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-resident finalist at Makerere University will have to part with 145,000 Shillings to secure space in university halls as studies resume. This is part of the changes made by the university management reversing an earlier decision to call four halls of residence. The …
Read More »KCCA wants treasury to chop its sh3.1b from Makerere university at source
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What do you do with a stubborn debtor who has defaulted on you before, and when going to court is not an option? The only option you could have is to go to their source of income. And that is what Kampala Capital City …
Read More »Student leaders want university tuition payment policies suspended
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As students prepare to return to class after a long break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the student leaders have now asked that some of the policies on tuition payment be suspended. Guild presidents from different universities have asked government to intervene by asking …
Read More »Makerere University sued for Ugx 2Billion over gowns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A company contracted by Makerere University to supply graduation gowns for their students is in court seeking to recover more than two billion shillings in arrears. The company -Team Uniform Limited- has filed its suit at the Commercial Division of High Court through its …
Read More »Police incapacitated to rescue victims of drowning -Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 95 per cent of the people who use boats don’t wear life jackets, yet when a drowning accident happens, very few get rescue support. A study by the Makerere University School of Public Health has found that the entire Uganda Police Marines …
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