Varsity students petition government over tuition fees increase in Uganda

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Student leaders from Uganda’s public universities have petitioned the government, parliament and university administrations to reconsider a decision which has seen tuition fees for privately sponsored increased by over 40 per cent. They fear that should the decision stand, many students are unlikely to enrol for or complete their degrees.

“Majority of us come from poor families and by increasing tuition fees, it means most of us are likely not to complete our studies,” said Juliet Nandutu, a first year student studying public administration at Makerere University.

Nandutu is disappointment at the government’s abrupt decision to increase fees without notifying parents and students in time. She is now appealing to the government to consider helping students from poor families by offering them soft loans.

Geoffrey Lukyamuzi, another first year bachelor of science with education student is also disturbed by the fee increment.

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