Uganda: Striking Makerere University Students Jailed

20 February 2013

Kampala — A total of 19 students of Makerere University who were arrested on Monday for striking over the 60% tuition fees policy have been sent to jail.

Law Development Centre (LDC) trial magistrate, Rebecca Nasambu remanded the students to Luzira Prison on Wednesday for inciting violence at the decades-old institution.

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