A strike broke out this morning at Makerere University with students protesting the deadlines for the payment of 100% tuition fees. The students want all deadlines on tuition payment removed
They were expected to have cleared fees by 5th October (today) as required by the University and policy that students must have paid
tuition fees six weeks into the semester.
The students are demanding more time to pay tuition fees.
The university administration last semester announced it had deferred the 100 per cent tuition payment policy to this semester as consultations continued.
Deputy Vice Chancellor Ernest Okello Ogwang, however says that following consultations of an appeal by the students to review the policy, that the policy for Semester One of 2014/2015 will apply for the Second Semester 2014/2015.
The administration has also strongly condemned today’s strike.Police deployment remains tight at the campus to contain the situation.