Makerere university shutdown

There is heavy security presence, Wednesday at Uganda’s Makerere University main campus in the capital, Kampala, after President Yoweri Museveni ordered its closure. Police clashed with students on Tuesday during a protest against an ongoing lecturer’s strike.  Police were reported to have used teargas and water canon to disperse crowds.  The students want lecturers, who […]

There is heavy security presence, Wednesday at Uganda’s Makerere University main campus in the capital, Kampala, after President Yoweri Museveni ordered its closure.
Police clashed with students on Tuesday during a protest against an ongoing lecturer’s strike.  Police were reported to have used teargas and water canon to disperse crowds. 
The students want lecturers, who have been on strike for a week, to return to class. The teaching staffs say they have not received their allowances for eight months and will continue their strike until they are paid.
Mr Museveni said the university needed to be closed for the safety of “persons and property”.