Uganda: Face of Makerere Pageant Called Off

4 November 2016

This Saturday, Makerere University was supposed to get a new beauty queen courtesy of telecommunication company Africell Uganda.

Unfortunately, that will not happen after the university was shut down on Tuesday by President Yoweri Museveni. The president cited safety concerns for "persons and property" due to the unceasing strikes.

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