A MAN who stole a computer, a phone and money survived death by mob justice at Makerere University on Thursday, 22.
John Katumesigye 27 of Kamwanyi zone, Nsambya was badly beaten by university students at the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT) for stealing a laptop, shs.50,000 and a mobile phone
Students who were around said Katumesigye disguised as a student before entering a lecture room, sat and attended a lecture that was going on.
Students said immediately after the lecture, confident Katumesigye who was seated at the back of the class picked a bag, which carried a laptop, a Nokia phone and money belonging to a third year student.
When grilled by the police who rescued him, the thief said one; Moses Ssekagya drove him to the campus and asked him to perform the task at a fee of shs.10000. He said Ssekagya is a student at the university, but he doesn’t know his residence.
Furious students struggled with police guards at the university to have the man killed before Wandegeya police pick-up truck arrived. Police shifty put him on the truck and sped off.
Students’ Dean John Ekudu described the incident as a phenomenon in every normal society.
“Like any society, we are bound to experience such a thing. It is an occurrence in any normal society. There is nothing much that can make us an exception,” Ekudu said.
This is not the first case of theft at the Faculty. Students’ Faculty President John Wekesa said this semester alone over 40 cases of theft were reported, with 25 being cases of laptops.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
ARMED MEN ATTEMPT FORCEFUL EVICTION
By Robert E. Owiny Monday 13/10/08
THERE WAS pandemonium in Mukwenda zone near Makerere university, Kawempe division on Monday morning, when an unknown armed men stormed residence and begun demolishing their houses.
According to John Muwanguzi a resident of the area, the intruders came with guns and a grader number UAH 400 and threatened to shoot anybody who tried to oppose their work.
However Muwanguzi said residence awoke immediately on realising the mess and confronted the intruders with pangas and sticks before police at Wandegeya intervened at dawn.
Two people were wounded in the fracas including the area LC1 chairperson George Ssekiyunga and Junior Balam, a retail businessman. Residence alleged that the former was beaten up because he has been involved in the attempt to sale their land.
Area Member of Parliament Ssebuliba Mutumba said the land has been under claims by different people who present strange documents from different courts and authorities.
“A lot has been said about that land. Different groups have been claiming the land using different documents which are highly contentious. On this particular night the people who came, am told were on police uniform, and even the police is not aware of the group” Mutumba said.
District Police Comander Wandegeya Police, Phillip Acaye said the people in charge of the mayhem are not yet identified but the Grader and some suspects are in police custody, adding that full investigation is going on. END.
MP RIDES ON STUDENTS TO ESCAPE ARREST
Tuesday, 14TH OCT. 2008
DRAMA ENSUED at Makerere University on Tuesday afternoon, when Bukomansimbi County MP, Iddi Lubyayi Kisiki mobilised students to rescue him from an arrest by Moses Kirunda, a court bailiff sent from the High Court.
The court bailiff said that Kisiski was wanted by the court for failure to pay a court fee worth shs13.5 million, but declined to mention what that money was for.
The legislator argued that Kirunda is a stranger who wants to seize his car, and threaten his life for no reason. He also alleged that the arrest documents the bailiff was holding is forged, and students should investigate the man, adding that he possessed an illegal gun.
Students at Nkrumah hall bullied the enormous courtman for half an hour before the intervention of Wandegeya DPC, Phillip Acaye who rescued the situation by forcefully driving the MP off to the police post.
“Where did you get those forged papers from, and what power do you have to arrest me, and for what? You came with a gun to hijack me?” Kisiski yelled, as students shouted in his support.
Students asked Kirunda to produce his identity card, and to prove that the arrest warrants he possessed was genuine amidst noise from another mob demanding that the court person be beaten up and his car smashed.
Guild president, Robert Rutaro tried to explain to students that Kirunda was genuine, but to no avail. It was DPC Acaye who broke the noise when he came with escorts and drove the duo away.
However at Wandegeya Police station, the clash turned into a three-man show, upon the sudden arrival of Kampala Central MP, Elias Lugwago.
Lugwago told his fellow legislator that a man of Kirunda’s Caliber has full control over any body, once he is holding a warrant from the high court, adding that Kisiki should not try to minimise him (Kirunda).
“When it comes to civil matters, he has full powers to arrest any body. You cannot escape, because you are not above the law,” Lukwago said to the displeasure of his colleague.
“Lukwago you are not going to kill me! You are talking absolute nonsense. How can you say that crook has powers to arrest me?” Kisisiki shouted.
“But the arrest warrant is the authority, there is nothing much you can do. Simply abide by his command” Lugwago answered.
The DPC ordered the team, to report to Kampala Central police, which is in charge of the representative’s case.
The clash between MP Lukwago and Kisiki is not new. The brawl of the two politicians started last year, during a court battle where Lukwago, a lawyer was in defense of an allegation that the Masaka MP, lacked proper academic qualifications to run as Member of Parliament. Lukwago had also asked the Court of Apearl to dismiss Kisiki's case with costs.
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DRAMA ENSUED at Makerere University on Tuesday afternoon, when Bukomansimbi County MP, Iddi Lubyayi Kisiki mobilised students to rescue him from an arrest by Moses Kirunda, a court bailiff sent from the High Court.
The court bailiff said that Kisiski was wanted by the court for failure to pay a court fee worth shs13.5 million, but declined to mention what that money was for.
The legislator argued that Kirunda is a stranger who wants to seize his car, and threaten his life for no reason. He also alleged that the arrest documents the bailiff was holding is forged, and students should investigate the man, adding that he possessed an illegal gun.
Students at Nkrumah hall bullied the enormous courtman for half an hour before the intervention of Wandegeya DPC, Phillip Acaye who rescued the situation by forcefully driving the MP off to the police post.
“Where did you get those forged papers from, and what power do you have to arrest me, and for what? You came with a gun to hijack me?” Kisiski yelled, as students shouted in his support.
Students asked Kirunda to produce his identity card, and to prove that the arrest warrants he possessed was genuine amidst noise from another mob demanding that the court person be beaten up and his car smashed.
Guild president, Robert Rutaro tried to explain to students that Kirunda was genuine, but to no avail. It was DPC Acaye who broke the noise when he came with escorts and drove the duo away.
However at Wandegeya Police station, the clash turned into a three-man show, upon the sudden arrival of Kampala Central MP, Elias Lugwago.
Lugwago told his fellow legislator that a man of Kirunda’s Caliber has full control over any body, once he is holding a warrant from the high court, adding that Kisiki should not try to minimise him (Kirunda).
“When it comes to civil matters, he has full powers to arrest any body. You cannot escape, because you are not above the law,” Lukwago said to the displeasure of his colleague.
“Lukwago you are not going to kill me! You are talking absolute nonsense. How can you say that crook has powers to arrest me?” Kisisiki shouted.
“But the arrest warrant is the authority, there is nothing much you can do. Simply abide by his command” Lugwago answered.
The DPC ordered the team, to report to Kampala Central police, which is in charge of the representative’s case.
The clash between MP Lukwago and Kisiki is not new. The brawl of the two politicians started last year, during a court battle where Lukwago, a lawyer was in defense of an allegation that the Masaka MP, lacked proper academic qualifications to run as Member of Parliament. Lukwago had also asked the Court of Apearl to dismiss Kisiki's case with costs.
END
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Is There Need to Invest Financially in a Campus Relationship?
TIP Weekly Debate
BY ROBERT EMMANUEL OWINY
BY ROBERT EMMANUEL OWINY
WE LIVE in an era where every thing has got its price, yes for this reason there is no running away from using money in the process of finding and or maintaining a love partner.
But a love affair is like a business enterprise under the management of two people, where the capital and profits are equally shared between the two owners. If this is agreed, there is no way one should fail to find good reason in spending money in a love deal, more so at the highest institution of learning where every one knows the role money plays in promoting growth.
Like a business venture, for a love affair to thrive, lovers need to meet operational expenses. They should therefore have some cash to do such things as making calls, going for outing – could be for a movie show, a dance, go shopping for each other, or buy gifts like birthday cards, valentine presents and the like. Here the giving and receiving should really balance between the two parties if the ideal situation for people who care about each other is to be achieved.
However the disastrous situation on the ground is that Campus ladies don’t believe that love grows by sharing, they wrongly and permanently take it that a relationship grows through giving by a boy and receiving by a girl – this is the major cause of accidents in this industry. University ladies concentrate on exploiting and cheating their boyfriends without any fear not even favour because they unreasonably crave for ‘loaded’ guys.
I believe with cost sharing things can be pleasant, but where a girl leaves every thing in the hands of a boy it becomes terrible. This statement: “I need a guy who is ready to invest in me” is very common in the mouths of university ladies. This means, genuine love is not what they want they fancy material love.
My view is that a girl should finance a boy if her pocket allows and a boy similarly. The erroneous belief that boys are always to fund every thing, cannot work at Campus. For instance if I come from a very poor family deep in Nakapiripirit district, and Tracy my fiancé is a minister’s daughter, will it be logical for her to rely on me for every monetary need of our rapport?
Genuine lovers should always embrace cost sharing and understand each other. The conformist idea of putting female persons in the same spot with children is no more in the contemporary world. What is the crusade for women empowerment for? Campus ladies should interpret this faster!
Remember the bottom line remains: with today’s sky high cost of living, there is no way you can expect your partner to continue trusting you with a padlock at your pocket. As such, it is only circumspect (yes, reach out for the dictionary) for one to yearn for a date whose status equals his or hers because to strengthen the affection we must spend, and to make it last we must share the cost.
Friday, October 10, 2008
MAKERERE TO REINSTATE MATURE AGE ENTRY SCHEME
ADULTS WHO missed opportunity for University education have been given a second chance to join Makerere University two years from now, the University registrar in charge of Mature Age Entry Scheme, Herbert Bataamye has said.
The scheme was suspended last year after fraud was discovered in its administration. Consequently the Senate, which is the university’s top academic body, set up a committee to review the system.
In a report presented to Senate on October 8th, the committee recommended that the program be reinstated in academic year 2010/2011, with new operational policies suggested to overcome the irregularities, which brought inconsistency previously.
The committee proposed that an examination committee be set to handle the setting and marking of exams, instead of the old method where one person performed this task. The committee noted that formerly, students easily bribed the person in charge to pass exams, even when they had failed.
The team has resolved that examination questions should be set from a question bank, a compilation of past papers, to enable examiners have a variety of questions if the practice of buying exams is to be dealt with.
It was also discovered that there was scam in the collection of application fees previously. Students paid fees without any specifications of the functions. From now on, students shall pay fees for: setting questions, invigilating, typing and printing of exams, marking, and purchase of examination materials.
“It is hereby recommended that the university shall review the application fee regularly so that the scheme is self-financing without profit motive,” the report read.
The board discovered another loophole in the admission process, “the quota on the private scheme was not highlighted in the literatures on mature age,” which resulted in illegal admissions.
The panel recommended that even the government sponsorship quota scheme of 5% be reviewed regularly by the Senate to streamline the admission process.
The scheme which started in 1963, under the University of East Africa, aimed at giving an opportunity to exceptionally well qualified candidates who wished to study for a degree of any of the East African universities, and who did not possess qualifications which satisfied the universities’ entrance requirements.
Makerere University admitted over 1,500 students to the scheme every year, on both government and private sponsorship. But in January 2007, the university set up a committee to probe reports that students with no qualifications had been admitted on the government sponsorship scheme. The Senate therefore decided to suspend the Scheme for two years. Another committee was again set up to review the admission procedure.
END.
The scheme was suspended last year after fraud was discovered in its administration. Consequently the Senate, which is the university’s top academic body, set up a committee to review the system.
In a report presented to Senate on October 8th, the committee recommended that the program be reinstated in academic year 2010/2011, with new operational policies suggested to overcome the irregularities, which brought inconsistency previously.
The committee proposed that an examination committee be set to handle the setting and marking of exams, instead of the old method where one person performed this task. The committee noted that formerly, students easily bribed the person in charge to pass exams, even when they had failed.
The team has resolved that examination questions should be set from a question bank, a compilation of past papers, to enable examiners have a variety of questions if the practice of buying exams is to be dealt with.
It was also discovered that there was scam in the collection of application fees previously. Students paid fees without any specifications of the functions. From now on, students shall pay fees for: setting questions, invigilating, typing and printing of exams, marking, and purchase of examination materials.
“It is hereby recommended that the university shall review the application fee regularly so that the scheme is self-financing without profit motive,” the report read.
The board discovered another loophole in the admission process, “the quota on the private scheme was not highlighted in the literatures on mature age,” which resulted in illegal admissions.
The panel recommended that even the government sponsorship quota scheme of 5% be reviewed regularly by the Senate to streamline the admission process.
The scheme which started in 1963, under the University of East Africa, aimed at giving an opportunity to exceptionally well qualified candidates who wished to study for a degree of any of the East African universities, and who did not possess qualifications which satisfied the universities’ entrance requirements.
Makerere University admitted over 1,500 students to the scheme every year, on both government and private sponsorship. But in January 2007, the university set up a committee to probe reports that students with no qualifications had been admitted on the government sponsorship scheme. The Senate therefore decided to suspend the Scheme for two years. Another committee was again set up to review the admission procedure.
END.
Do Campus Ladies Dress Indecently To Entice Men?
TIP Weekly Debate
BY ROBERT EMMANUEL OWINY
Recently the local media was awash with stories of indecorous dressing by ladies in higher academic institutions in the country. Much focus was given to major universities, with special reference to Makerere University, which is also the biggest academic establishment in the great lakes region.
The media reported that female students have embraced such mode of dressing as; mini-skirts, britches, see-me through skirts and dresses, skin tights, tops with blank spaces that expose their breasts and the like. This fashion is reportedly discomforting in an educational environment since it daunts the opposite sex. Indeed it is so!
It is important to remember that these awkward styles are not a creation of the African people; it is an invention of the white man. The indoctrination we get from western movies, novels, newspapers or media at large has caused the muddle that makes us forget the values of our sundry culture.
What this means is that, indirect colonialism or neo-colonialism in our country and indeed the whole black continent is at full gear. It is unfortunate that despite the colonial slur that Africans suffered more than 50 years ago, they (Africans) have continued to cherish the western way of doing things without much questioning.
However, one thing is clear; western fashion is influenced by the recommendation, and or the way their culture is set, and how it operates. In other words what might be mortification in the eyes of a conventional African might just be a normal thing in the eyes of a white man. If the whites cannot copy the African fashion, why then should Africans run for theirs?
Therefore our African sisters at high levels of learning dress indecently on purpose. Apparently, all these young women are perceptive about the expectations and limitations of the African mores. Surely, there is no other explicable reason why Campus ladies dress the way they do apart from the obvious need to attract attention of their male counterparts.
What triggers this loss of nerve in ladies is the itch to initiate a relationship. It’s common knowledge that a lady always finds it hard to convince a guy verbally to love her, and if she is again not sure of what her mom gave her (natural beauty), the only remaining option is to go artificial. As such she begins doing every thing within her means to create a visual impression to the chap so that he can sway towards her.
Again ladies believe that their rude way of dressing stimulates their love partners. One point they miss here is that, true love doesn’t really blossom in the open but rather lives deep in our hearts and minds. So most of them go for this half necked way of dressing because they ludicrously think it’s a means to fire up their men. Reader, you know this point may work in bedrooms only. Now ask yourself, what makes our friends want to appear the same way in every environment? Does it mean they want it every time and any where?
I think it’s prudent for our sisters in this generation to embrace a more uncluttered way of asking for ‘things’ instead of fighting our moral values through nasty dressing in the ploy of fashion.
BY ROBERT EMMANUEL OWINY
Recently the local media was awash with stories of indecorous dressing by ladies in higher academic institutions in the country. Much focus was given to major universities, with special reference to Makerere University, which is also the biggest academic establishment in the great lakes region.
The media reported that female students have embraced such mode of dressing as; mini-skirts, britches, see-me through skirts and dresses, skin tights, tops with blank spaces that expose their breasts and the like. This fashion is reportedly discomforting in an educational environment since it daunts the opposite sex. Indeed it is so!
It is important to remember that these awkward styles are not a creation of the African people; it is an invention of the white man. The indoctrination we get from western movies, novels, newspapers or media at large has caused the muddle that makes us forget the values of our sundry culture.
What this means is that, indirect colonialism or neo-colonialism in our country and indeed the whole black continent is at full gear. It is unfortunate that despite the colonial slur that Africans suffered more than 50 years ago, they (Africans) have continued to cherish the western way of doing things without much questioning.
However, one thing is clear; western fashion is influenced by the recommendation, and or the way their culture is set, and how it operates. In other words what might be mortification in the eyes of a conventional African might just be a normal thing in the eyes of a white man. If the whites cannot copy the African fashion, why then should Africans run for theirs?
Therefore our African sisters at high levels of learning dress indecently on purpose. Apparently, all these young women are perceptive about the expectations and limitations of the African mores. Surely, there is no other explicable reason why Campus ladies dress the way they do apart from the obvious need to attract attention of their male counterparts.
What triggers this loss of nerve in ladies is the itch to initiate a relationship. It’s common knowledge that a lady always finds it hard to convince a guy verbally to love her, and if she is again not sure of what her mom gave her (natural beauty), the only remaining option is to go artificial. As such she begins doing every thing within her means to create a visual impression to the chap so that he can sway towards her.
Again ladies believe that their rude way of dressing stimulates their love partners. One point they miss here is that, true love doesn’t really blossom in the open but rather lives deep in our hearts and minds. So most of them go for this half necked way of dressing because they ludicrously think it’s a means to fire up their men. Reader, you know this point may work in bedrooms only. Now ask yourself, what makes our friends want to appear the same way in every environment? Does it mean they want it every time and any where?
I think it’s prudent for our sisters in this generation to embrace a more uncluttered way of asking for ‘things’ instead of fighting our moral values through nasty dressing in the ploy of fashion.
MAKERERE SPLITS FEES PAYMENT
MAKERERE SPLITS FEES PAYMENT
By Robert OwinyFriday 12/9/2008
The issue of fees payments at Makerere University is developing into a big and complex question. Apart from hiking what students must pay this academic year, the University has created new Bank accounts for the payment of the various fees type.
In a circular the University bursar Ben Byambabazi directed students to use three separate accounts in fees clearance.
A source in the accounts department who preferred anonymity said the new system was meant for the first year students only, adding that the continuing students are ignorantly following it.
Previously every fees payment would go into one account, this year two separate bank accounts have been created for the payment of functional fees, and accommodation fees differently. Only tuition fees are to be paid in the old account.
The University Guild president Robert Rutaro noted that this decision is exploitative since students end up paying more money for Bank charges yet the amount of functional fees have also been increased.
“This is very unfortunate; the university administration is imposing more cost on students without clear justification. It is really inconveniencing especially to the private sponsored students” Rutaro said.
However the University Senior Public Relations Officer Gilbert Kadilo dismissed this complain by calling it “a normal institutional accounts procedure”.
By Robert OwinyFriday 12/9/2008
The issue of fees payments at Makerere University is developing into a big and complex question. Apart from hiking what students must pay this academic year, the University has created new Bank accounts for the payment of the various fees type.
In a circular the University bursar Ben Byambabazi directed students to use three separate accounts in fees clearance.
A source in the accounts department who preferred anonymity said the new system was meant for the first year students only, adding that the continuing students are ignorantly following it.
Previously every fees payment would go into one account, this year two separate bank accounts have been created for the payment of functional fees, and accommodation fees differently. Only tuition fees are to be paid in the old account.
The University Guild president Robert Rutaro noted that this decision is exploitative since students end up paying more money for Bank charges yet the amount of functional fees have also been increased.
“This is very unfortunate; the university administration is imposing more cost on students without clear justification. It is really inconveniencing especially to the private sponsored students” Rutaro said.
However the University Senior Public Relations Officer Gilbert Kadilo dismissed this complain by calling it “a normal institutional accounts procedure”.
MUK ADMINISTRATORS SPEAK OUT ON FEES MATTER
MAKERERE ADMINISTRATORS SPEAK OUT ON FEES MATTER
By Robert Owiny 17/9/2008
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Makerere university private students pay the lowest tuition fees compared to all other private institutions in the country, Mathew Rukikaire, the chairman university council has said.
Addressing students’ leaders on the current financial status of the institution yesterday, Rukikaire observed that Makerere lectures are fully paid by the government, not like those in private universities who have to be paid using fees collections from the students.
He noted that the present financial crisis at the university emanates from the global economic inflation, which has affected every sector, adding that unless government improves on income generating activities which can help parents get enough money, students’ complaints are in vain.
“You are arguing about the fees you pay, but people after you will pay more than you are paying. This is a fact of life, the private students will continue paying more money, the money you pay is pea nut compared to fees for other universities like Mukono,” he said.
Rukikaire who is also a former minister of finance criticized the students’ decision to present a petition to parliament on the internal matters of the university, saying the university council could easily tackle the problem.
“If the petition was addressed to the university council it would have been better because it would get a better hearing than to go and sit and listen to parliament. You forget that the same parliament and government were responsible for enacting a law which gives council powers to handle such issues,” he said.
Vice chancellor prof. Livingstone Luboobi told students that the Carnerje Corporation of New York, the company that funded the construction of the new University library, compelled the introduction of technology fee.
“After phase one of the construction the company promised to continue only after receiving the University’s contribution. We didn’t have the money and yet we couldn’t lose the chance,” Luboobi said.
He added that the ministry of finance and ministry of education gave the university a go ahead to get a loan and design a method of paying for it through fees collections.
The university dean of students John Ekudu explained the reason for splitting fees Bank accounts. He said the old method of paying every fee in one Bank account was inefficient because making accountability for different departments was difficult and time consuming. He said that a separate account for the students’S halls of residence would support the urgent need to rehabilitate them.
Recently, Makerere university students presented a petition before parliament concerning the inconsistencies with the university administration and policies. Crucial among the issues they raised were fees structures.
By Robert Owiny 17/9/2008
(0772606614)
Makerere university private students pay the lowest tuition fees compared to all other private institutions in the country, Mathew Rukikaire, the chairman university council has said.
Addressing students’ leaders on the current financial status of the institution yesterday, Rukikaire observed that Makerere lectures are fully paid by the government, not like those in private universities who have to be paid using fees collections from the students.
He noted that the present financial crisis at the university emanates from the global economic inflation, which has affected every sector, adding that unless government improves on income generating activities which can help parents get enough money, students’ complaints are in vain.
“You are arguing about the fees you pay, but people after you will pay more than you are paying. This is a fact of life, the private students will continue paying more money, the money you pay is pea nut compared to fees for other universities like Mukono,” he said.
Rukikaire who is also a former minister of finance criticized the students’ decision to present a petition to parliament on the internal matters of the university, saying the university council could easily tackle the problem.
“If the petition was addressed to the university council it would have been better because it would get a better hearing than to go and sit and listen to parliament. You forget that the same parliament and government were responsible for enacting a law which gives council powers to handle such issues,” he said.
Vice chancellor prof. Livingstone Luboobi told students that the Carnerje Corporation of New York, the company that funded the construction of the new University library, compelled the introduction of technology fee.
“After phase one of the construction the company promised to continue only after receiving the University’s contribution. We didn’t have the money and yet we couldn’t lose the chance,” Luboobi said.
He added that the ministry of finance and ministry of education gave the university a go ahead to get a loan and design a method of paying for it through fees collections.
The university dean of students John Ekudu explained the reason for splitting fees Bank accounts. He said the old method of paying every fee in one Bank account was inefficient because making accountability for different departments was difficult and time consuming. He said that a separate account for the students’S halls of residence would support the urgent need to rehabilitate them.
Recently, Makerere university students presented a petition before parliament concerning the inconsistencies with the university administration and policies. Crucial among the issues they raised were fees structures.
MAKERERE INTRODUCES ONLINE REGISTRATION
MAKERERE INTRODUCES ONLINE REGISTRATION
By Robert Owiny 6th October 2008
The problem of long queuing during students’ registration time at Makerere university will soon be history after the introduction of a new method which enables students to register online individually.
The university has acquired from South Africa two computer soft wares; Finis and Aris that enables an increase in the Internet ban width, the range covered by an internet service.
The new invention is expected to enable students’ access registration forms on the Internet and register from any part of the world without meeting with university officials.
The university spokesperson Gilbert Kadilo, said with the new method students can be able to log on, and view their detailed information at the university only upon clearance of all the necessary university dues.
“A student can access the registration page and other details only up to the last time he/she cleared payments. If payments for a new semester have not been made for example, a student can access information for the previous semesters only, until he/she has cleared dues in the new semester” Kadilo explained.
Kadilo said that students will have to pay functional fees like technology fee in order to sustain this new development, adding that the soft wares and the installation process was very expensive.
On the current absence of Internet services at the University, Kadilo blamed it on the recent students’ petition to parliament saying it forced the university to borrow money from outside sources to pay outstanding debts.
“The university is experiencing this problem because the service providers were not paid. The university had to spend a lot of money on paying other outstanding bills”
Training of students on how to register online started last weak at the Faculty of law before Internet providers withdrew their services. Kadilo said the university has again borrowed money to pay for Internet.
By Robert Owiny 6th October 2008
The problem of long queuing during students’ registration time at Makerere university will soon be history after the introduction of a new method which enables students to register online individually.
The university has acquired from South Africa two computer soft wares; Finis and Aris that enables an increase in the Internet ban width, the range covered by an internet service.
The new invention is expected to enable students’ access registration forms on the Internet and register from any part of the world without meeting with university officials.
The university spokesperson Gilbert Kadilo, said with the new method students can be able to log on, and view their detailed information at the university only upon clearance of all the necessary university dues.
“A student can access the registration page and other details only up to the last time he/she cleared payments. If payments for a new semester have not been made for example, a student can access information for the previous semesters only, until he/she has cleared dues in the new semester” Kadilo explained.
Kadilo said that students will have to pay functional fees like technology fee in order to sustain this new development, adding that the soft wares and the installation process was very expensive.
On the current absence of Internet services at the University, Kadilo blamed it on the recent students’ petition to parliament saying it forced the university to borrow money from outside sources to pay outstanding debts.
“The university is experiencing this problem because the service providers were not paid. The university had to spend a lot of money on paying other outstanding bills”
Training of students on how to register online started last weak at the Faculty of law before Internet providers withdrew their services. Kadilo said the university has again borrowed money to pay for Internet.
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