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MUASA National Budget Dialogue Calls for Stronger Investment in Higher Education

July 17, 2026 Comments Off on MUASA National Budget Dialogue Calls for Stronger Investment in Higher Education

MUASA National Budget Dialogue Calls for Stronger Investment in Higher Education

KAMPALA — The Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) has launched a new platform to scrutinise Uganda’s national budget, with its chairperson, Jude Ssempebwa, saying the initiative seeks to ensure that public spending is subjected to rigorous, evidence-based analysis by the country’s leading academics. Speaking at the inaugural MUASA National Budget Breakfast Meeting this week, Dr Ssempebwa said the …

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MUASA Warns Sovereignty Bill Could Threaten Academic Freedom and Research in Uganda, Urges Parliament to Abandon the Bill – mulengeranews.com

April 24, 2026 Comments Off on MUASA Warns Sovereignty Bill Could Threaten Academic Freedom and Research in Uganda, Urges Parliament to Abandon the Bill – mulengeranews.com

MUASA Warns Sovereignty Bill Could Threaten Academic Freedom and Research

By Ben Musanje The Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) has raised strong concerns over the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that it could significantly undermine academic freedom, research, and higher education in Uganda. In a statement issued on X (formerly Twitter), MUASA emphasized that its position is “not political” but grounded in professional and institutional responsibility. The …

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