Makerere Student Leaders Meet MPs, Decry Dropout Rates Over Tuition

Student leaders of Makerere University led by the guild vice president Judith Nalukwago, met with Members of Parliament today to discuss the state of tuition at the oldest university in the country.

The students met with the Parliamentary Committee on Education who were tasked by the Speaker of Parliament to come up with a report on the state of affairs at the university that has had over three weeks of demonstration now due to what they term as “exorbitant tuition fees.”

“Parliament has learnt that due to tuition fees increment at Makerere University, about 1000 students have discontinued studies. Students are appearing before the Education and Sports Committee.” The Parliamentary twitter handle observed earlier today.

The students also reported to Parliament that because of the high tuition, Makerere had to publish names of fees defaulters in local newspapers where the names occupied about 8 pages in each newspaper publication.

“The university even reached the extent of re-advertising some courses because students had not applied to join them due to high tuition.” Nalukwago told the MPs.

The team was later joined by the guild president Julius Kateregga who had been arrested by the Police earlier in the morning.