Makerere University non-teaching staff and members of the University Council are today meeting President Museveni to discuss the standoff that has led to the continued closure of the university. 

The University, initially scheduled to open on August 6, has remained closed over an ongoing strike by the non-teaching staff who are striking over their salary enhancement and arrears.

The university Council had scheduled a meeting early today to discuss the possibility of opening the university without the non-teaching staff.

This was in line with an assurance given yesterday by Education Minister Janet Museveni that the university would open today, Tuesday. However, the meeting was called off.

Makerere University Council Secretary Charles Barugahare announced that the meeting which was to begin at 8:30am had been postponed.

Dr. Charles WanaEtyem, the chairperson of Makerere University Council says the president requested to meet a 12-member team from the non-teaching staff together with University Council members at State House Entebbe today.

The university was closed indefinitely following the public universities non-teaching staff industrial action now into its third week.