Makerere VC suspends academic staff chairperson for fuelling strikes

Makerere University Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe on Friday suspended the Chairperson of Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) Deus Kamunyu.

The VC accuses Kamunyu of engaging in 'actions that disrupt university activities and injure the reputation of the university and its leadership'.

In the suspension letter dated January 17th, Pulse Live Uganda understands that 'continued to engage in acts that amount to misconduct, including offences under the Computer Misuse Act'.

The suspension comes after the MUASA chairperson voiced concern following the suspension of some university staff in December.

He led his committee to ask Parliament to the university over several grounds.

"Security reports have shown that you are continuing to incite other staff to disrupt university activities and engage in related unlawful conduct.

"You have routinely been advised and engaged to stop your aforesaid misconduct but you have not taken heed.

"Therefore in order to protect the reputation of the university, its activities, personnel and property from your disruptive activities, I hereby suspend you from the university in accordance with section 5.9 (b) of Makerere University human resource manual."

Nawangwe has been accused of using an iron hand to run the university by a section of the university staff.