This week has been horrendous. There has been student unrest at Makerere and Kyambogo universities. For Makerere, it marks another ugly tale that has come to haunt the university each time important steps are taken in the premier institution in the country and in the region. The same can be said of Kyambogo, which is dogged by severe student unrest.
Makerere is taken back several strides each time some progress is made. Ranking by the Webometrics and World University Rankings places Makerere at 4th place in Africa as at September 30. These parameters, however, make less sense with continuous unrest. As things stand, I draw the conclusion that the students' leadership is a bad negotiator.
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