By Martha Nakimuli

Makerere University Chancellor has lamented that the public university is understaffed calling upon government to lift a ban on recruitment  which has been in force at the university for quite a long time.

Chancellor Prof. Mondo Kagonyera while addressing the 63rd graduation ceremony at the   Freedom Square on Monday  revealed that the university is operating with less than 50% staff structure.

Kagonyera said that the few staff members can not handle the increasing number of  students at the university adding that this has affected the quality of output .

He asked the  ministries of finance and education to increase funding for Makerere in the next financial such that more staff  can be recruited.

Makerere University Chancellor,Mondo Kagonyera

Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Ddumba Ssentamu reechoed the same dilemma at the public university stating that  the total number of academic staff at Makerere  has  remained at 1400 for  six years .