[Ugnet] Five MUK students face expulsion

[Mitayo Potosi]

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*By Francis Kagolo and Andante Okanya*

FIVE Makerere University students’ leaders are facing expulsion over
addressing press conferences.

The students, who have been given up to Friday to apologise or be expelled,
are accused of breaking university regulations that bar all students from
talking to the media about university issues, according to the dean of
students, John Ekudu-Adoku.

The five include academic affairs minister Ritah Nansubuga, campus affairs
minister Lawrence Sewino and Anthony Waddimba, a second-year student of
economics. Others are Shaban Senkubuge and Ismail Kigongo, both guild
council representatives.

Ekudu last week wrote to the students asking them to give reasons why the
acting vice-chancellor, Prof. Venasius Baryamureeba, should not expel them.

Ekudu said the five students’ action incited other students to stage a
strike recently where some property was destroyed.

During a meeting with Ekudu yesterday, the students’ leaders defended
themselves that they addressed the media as one of the measures aimed at
promoting the welfare of fellow students as required by their guild
constitution.

A source said Ekudu dismissed their defence and gave them up to Friday to
apologise or be expelled.

However, internal sources said the University Senate was opposed to the
expulsion, saying the university disciplinary council, not the
vice-chancellor, had powers to suspend a student. The senate is the chief
academic organ of the institution.

Meanwhile, the university councillor to Kampala City Council, Bernard
Luyiga, on Friday petitioned the Human Rights Commission to help the
students.

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