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Are we making progress or could this instead mean that it is now going to take N years for one to get a PhD at Makerere as the professors try to cover their behinds????
Subject: Dons sue MUK over defamation
Are we making progress or could this instead mean that it is now going to take N years for one to get a PhD at Makerere as the professors try to cover their behinds????
Dons sue MUK over defamation
Publication date: Tuesday, 22nd February, 2011
By Andante Okanya
THE High Court in Kampala has summoned Makerere University to defend itself against allegations that it defamed three lecturers from the College of Health Sciences.
The summons dated February 17, 2011, were issued by the court's civil division registrar, Isaac Muwata.
The three professors are Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, David Kyegombe, and Willy Anokbonngo.They sued through Makeera and Company Advocates.
The university was given 15 days to respond to the summons, failure of which could lead to judgement in its absence.
"Should you fail to file a defence on or before the date mentioned, the plaintiffs may proceed with the suit and judgement may be given in your absence," the summons read in part.
The lecturers are seeking damages for defamation, and injury of character, their profession, and loss of reputation.
The grievance arose after Makerere rejected a doctorate research thesis written by a student, Dr. Godfrey Bbosa, whom the three professors were supervising. Bbosa's research topic was Impact of Chronic Alcohol Exposure on HIV/AIDS Patients on Anti-Retroviral Drug (Triomune d4T/3TC/NVP) in Uganda: A Study of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenetics,& Therapeutic Response.
However, in a letter dated September 22, 2010, the chairman of the Higher Degrees committee, Dr. Charles Ibingira, wrote to Bbosa, saying he had "violated ethical standards." He said his research had no concrete evidence for data collection and ordered him to repeat the procedure.
The trio contends that Katunguka-Rwakishaya later repeated the same opinion given by Ibingira.
The lecturers say the letters cast them in bad light since they contained insinuations to imply that that they were negligent, incompetent, and unprofessional.
The case file has been allocated to Justice Eldad Mwangushya. However, court is yet to set a hearing date.
By Andante Okanya
THE High Court in Kampala has summoned Makerere University to defend itself against allegations that it defamed three lecturers from the College of Health Sciences.
The summons dated February 17, 2011, were issued by the court's civil division registrar, Isaac Muwata.
The three professors are Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, David Kyegombe, and Willy Anokbonngo.They sued through Makeera and Company Advocates.
The university was given 15 days to respond to the summons, failure of which could lead to judgement in its absence.
"Should you fail to file a defence on or before the date mentioned, the plaintiffs may proceed with the suit and judgement may be given in your absence," the summons read in part.
The lecturers are seeking damages for defamation, and injury of character, their profession, and loss of reputation.
The grievance arose after Makerere rejected a doctorate research thesis written by a student, Dr. Godfrey Bbosa, whom the three professors were supervising. Bbosa's research topic was Impact of Chronic Alcohol Exposure on HIV/AIDS Patients on Anti-Retroviral Drug (Triomune d4T/3TC/NVP) in Uganda: A Study of Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacogenetics,& Therapeutic Response.
However, in a letter dated September 22, 2010, the chairman of the Higher Degrees committee, Dr. Charles Ibingira, wrote to Bbosa, saying he had "violated ethical standards." He said his research had no concrete evidence for data collection and ordered him to repeat the procedure.
The trio contends that Katunguka-Rwakishaya later repeated the same opinion given by Ibingira.
The lecturers say the letters cast them in bad light since they contained insinuations to imply that that they were negligent, incompetent, and unprofessional.
The case file has been allocated to Justice Eldad Mwangushya. However, court is yet to set a hearing date.
This article can be found on-line at: http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/747325
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