In September 2019, Makerere University experienced Students’ violent protests that lasted weeks making the police and army to respond with violence to restore order in the university. Because of alleged torture, other forms of human rights violations and a halt in conducting classes at the University, the minister of Education and Sports was directed by the speaker of Parliament to present a statement in the house on 30th October 2019.
On 30th October 2019, the State Minister for Higher Education the Hon. John Chrysestom Muyingo made a statement to the house as follows:
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