The four-day 67th graduation ceremony of Makerere University has started today, with a total number of 14,895 graduands getting their degrees.
Last week the university announced that 500 of the graduates were set to miss the graduation after their lecturers reportedly delayed to submit their marks, but yesterday the standoff was sorted and 470 of those were cleared, leaving out 30 whose marks are suspect.
Meanwhile, the Uganda National Examinations Board is to release the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results today at the Prime Minister’s Office, at a function presided over by the education and sports minister, Janet Kataha Museveni.
Last year a total 104, 361 students registered for the UACE.