Reports\ncoming in indicate that a joint military operation is on going at Makerere\nuniversity halls to arrest students who are mobilizing fellows to join tomorrow\u2019s\nstrike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources\nhave revealed that teargas canisters and live bullets have been fired around Lumumba\nand Mitchell halls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nis also believed that teargas has extend to the surrounding areas of Kikoni and\nKikumu Kikumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday\nstrike was announced by students\u2019 leaders after their meeting with management aborted\nwhen Police raided the meet and attempted to arrest the student leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nstudent leaders have since maintained that they will reject the 15% tuition increment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\nis worth noting that yesterday, the US Mission in Uganda issued a statement of\nconcern on the violation of human rights by Military forces at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\nU.S. Mission in Uganda is increasingly concerned about the violence at Makerere\nUniversity in response to ongoing protests against the proposed tuition\nincreases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFootage\nof security services attacking unarmed students in their residence halls and\nattacks on journalists covering the protests are especially disturbing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis\nheavy-handed response by security services is uncalled for, and is a direct\naffront to the freedoms of assembly, speech and expression guaranteed by\nUganda\u2019s constitution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\nurge the Government of Uganda to allow all Ugandans to exercise their basic\nrights peacefully and without fear,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reports coming in indicate that a joint military operation is on going at Makerere university halls to arrest students who are mobilizing fellows to join tomorrow\u2019s strike. Sources have revealed that teargas canisters and live bullets have been fired around Lumumba and Mitchell halls. It is also believed that teargas has extend to the surrounding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10447,"featured_media":11850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-11849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"\n