07/02/2022
STRIKES! STRIKES!
Since my tender age, I have been hearing strikes in various fields eg education institutions plus working environment! However, the degree differs and education institutions especially universities supersedes and our National University Makerere takes the lead!
As far as my research is concerned, there is a proximity on all these strikes, right away from the donkey's years! I wonder why, such grevancies are not solved by the concerned for them being aware of the cause!
A number of universities in Uganda for example Kyambogo, Mbarara, Kabale, Ggulu and others are almost in the same turmoil! The rest like Kampala International University where I persue my LLB from, don't strike merely because there are no inconsistencies, but rather because of intimidations! Makerere is our National lead university, but I doubt whether the administrors of it give it the respect it deserves, which respect would have been exihibed from the way those people( reckless administrors) handle student's issues!
If in 90's and 2000's Makerere students have been striking, over the same issues, then with due respect, I dought the credibility of administrors, as if they are from the same lineage!
The Legislators or judiciary should apply a golden approach to cure the ambiguity and bring a regulative law over this effect!
Under family, and in particular section 3 of the Children Act( as amended) on the welfare principal, which is to the effect that the welfare of the child shall be of paramount consideration whenever any decision is to be taken!
We need the National Council For Higher Education to encorporate a similar provision where administrors of education institutions must take all decisions depending on the wellbeing and interests of students.
Makerere represents silent majority, for example KIU where a student sits in a physical examination after clearing tuition, and at the end of the day there missing marks, and to make matters worse, you again pay to redo that exam! Situations where the university release late payment charges only after one month is really a demerit as it show us that they are more of money makers instead of sticking to it's primary role of rendering best education! This is truly unfair and it leaves us wondering how such an institution can be ranked the best private university in the country!
This is not the role of Makerere University alone, rather, all universities must fight for the same!
I beg to submit.
