Vocal Kawempe South Member of Parliament Mubarak Munyagwa and Councillor Muhammad Ssegirinya have been arrested for demonstrating over the closure of Makerere University.
The duo was arrested as they joined opposition kingpin Dr Kizza Besigye and the ‘Friends of Makerere’, a group led by former Makerere Guild Presidents, to raise the Shs28 billion owed to the lecturers, who went on strike about a month ago.
Among others arrested are Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) head of mobilization Ingrid Turinawe and Councillor Doreen Nyanjura.
The arrests come just two days to the 10-day ultimatum issued by the FDC to the government, to have the university re-opened.
The university was closed following strikes by the lecturers and students, with the former protesting non-payment of their salary incentives amounting to Shs28 billion, while the latter complained about not being taught.
On the orders of President Yoweri Museveni, Makerere University was closed about a month ago, and later appointed a ‘Visitation Committee’ led by Dr Abel Rwendeire to investigate the woes bedeviling Uganda’s oldest institution of higher learning.
The Rwendeire committee then advised the appointing authority to re-open the university to allow them perform their task but since then different government officials have given varying accounts regarding its re-opening.
For instance, about three weeks ago the State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo said the university would re-open in February 2017, while yesterday the Kampala Minister Beti Olive Kamya said President Museveni was ready to re-open the university if the lecturers call off strike and resume teaching.
Let the Republican demonstrate for the closer of the recognized institution because the even government to make it wash,it appointed the committee which can be use the money that can be used to pay the salaries of the lecturers “‘telling the public that they are instigating………what? the problem of makerere is to pay the the lecturers the salaries
let the government tell the people facts”” that during campaign it used excessive money””” look the economy is stag ring……..the student of makerere the minimum pay 1.200.000/-
makerere have student more than 5000 ……..the university have physical assets for source of income i.e land, builds, farms where it can rise money to stand alone with out the government support;;;;;;;;;;;;the problem with the Ugandan leaders is corruption supported by president museveni because he does no care about the corrupt officials in his government …………………AA look at economic gap between the rich and the poor …..in Uganda long the middle class people the problem >>>…corruption<<<<<corruption ……..supported by the president because he fair to touch on the corrupt official who are be hide his support for the purpose of destroy his name,,,,,and him because of his perception that he need the sit on respected office the land up-to his death …….sorry Ugandan
thank u
let me go back home
hoima