High Court Judge Henry Kaweesi has sentenced Dr. Mathew Kirabo to 30 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Desire Mirembe. Kirabo was convicted in his absentia after jumping bail, something which forced court to try him even if he was not around. Clad in a light grey T shirt, a grey trouser and black […]
A joint study conducted by Butabika Hospital and Makerere University has found that more women are battling severe anxiety and depression than their male counterparts, who are mostly affected by alcohol abuse. Up to 2,067 people were sampled from the districts of Kapchorwa, Adjumani, Bushenyi, and Butambala where participants were selected from both schools and […]
Makerere University staff associations have expressed frustration over the University Council’s failure to inaugurate a new Staff Appeals Tribunal, despite the appointment of a new chairperson two months ago. In August, Dr. Henry Michael Onoria was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Staff Appeals Tribunal, following a five-month period of inactivity after the suspension […]
Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is opposing the proposed introduction of a biometric staff attendance management system at the university. This comes after the University Secretary, Yusuf Kiranda, informed all staff members and the University Council about the government’s decision to implement the Integrated Human Capital Management System (HCM) to automate Human Resource Management […]
Security forces have arrested Dr. Mathew Kirabo who was in absentia convicted of killing her girlfriend Desire Mirembe. Confirmed sources have revealed that Kirabo has been arrested from Kenya where he has been hiding for some time since 2021. In May 2022, the High Court Judge, Henry Kaweesa Isabirye in Kirabo’s absentia convicted him of […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has blamed the current expired courses crisis on misuse of strong words and directed the National Council for Higher Education to declassify ‘expired’ courses as “under review”. While presiding over plenary on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Deputy Speaker also challenged the Ministry of Education and Sports on […]
By Lawrence Mayanja Born 61 years ago, on 17th September in Manafwa district, Hon. Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono, is a Ugandan academician, politician and environmentalist. Education After attending local schools, she entered Makerere University in 1984, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Geology. In 1993, she went back to […]