By Boses Muhinda
Allow me to welcome you to arguably the best University in this country, at drinking.
You are in the most disorganized institution in terms of management
All policies are more negative than positive. Where everyone hates Prof Ddumba (our VC), your lecturers are underpaid, if at all they are paid. You will always hear them complain and strike quite often. Every year someone above will always introduce a policy that will annoy you.
Every student offers a course unit called Striking
Striking in Makerere is so common that even headlines about you people striking nolonger compels someone to buy a newspaper- people are used! Unfortunately almost nothing ever gets solved without striking. You have no choice but to wear that red gown and run in the mix of looting safi and popcorns, now that’s a real gallant Makererean right there!
Hall bedbugs
I must say you will never find any number of blood sucking bedbugs in any place than in the Mighty Makerere. There are myriads of bedbugs in Mitchel, Lumumba, Nkurumah, Nsibirwa, in fact, even the ladies halls like Africa, Mary Stuart have these soldiers. If you, unfortunately, happen to be a resident, I suggest you spray as soon as possible. I am pretty sure some of you are already fighting this war. Bedbugs are so common that investing in fumigation is highly rewarding.
Getting an ID requires Golola moves
Just in case you were jubilating about entering V-pub, Club Silk, Ambiance and the likes for free on campus nite, Keep calm! You will get your ID in second semester and getting your ID photo taken is as hard as getting an admission letter. You literally have to box the next person in front of you, that’s if you aren’t punched first.
You will make looooonnng lines
Private or government sponsored, you will make lines that are longer than the building you are standing in. The most annoying thing is getting bounced because you missed one document. Then civil servants will tell you that they are going for lunch. Here is a tip, when a registrar says he is going for lunch come back after 3.30pm.
You will always carry an envelope
As a fresher, you have no ID meaning you have to carry an admission letter, and after registration you will have a 7 paged bio data to act as your ID.
You are not the first to go there, so kindly endure this year of freshness. Welcome to Makerere University, that one university you have been dying to join. Enjoy!
