Dr Stella Nyanzi, who is the Makerere University research fellow has been remanded back to Luzira prison till November 22 for further case hearing. Nyanzi is facing charges of offensive communication and cyber harassment when he insulted President Museveni’s mother. While appearing at the Buganda Road Court on Friday, the Makerere University researcher denied the […]
News coming in indicate that Uganda feminist and Makerere University researcher, Dr Stella Nyanzi , has been arrested and whisked to Kireka Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Dr. Nyanzi allegedly tried to access her offices at the University which prompted the SIU to arrest her before ‘havoc’ could unfold. She had, earlier this week, promised to stage a […]
Makerere university researcher and women activist, Dr Stella Nyanzi has been re-summoned by the Makerere University Appointments Board on allegations of insulting First Lady Janet Museveni in 2017. The board accuses Nyanzi of illegal use of her social media pages especially facebook to direct abusive words towards the first lady who also doubles as the Education minister. “When did […]
The Makerere University staff appeals tribunal has ordered university administration to reinstate Dr Stella Nyanzi. The tribunal ruling states that Dr. Nyanzi’s suspension was done through an illegal procedure. The University is therefore tasked to pay the doctor outstanding emoluments within ten working days after the order. On March 31, 2017, with an order from the appointments […]
Human rights activists under their umbrella body National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda (NCHRD-U) have urged government to respect Dr Stella Nyanzi’s right to be presumed of sound mind, describing attempts by authorities to examine her mental state as a violation of her rights. The organisations also demand government to investigate the circumstances […]
Dr. Stella Nyanzi, the controversial former Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) staff has been summoned to appear before the appointments board of the university this Friday to clear some issues before her fate is known. Nyanzi, who was suspended in April this year following her nude protest at the institute, has previously said she […]