1. THE GOOD AND BAD AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Security Strikes
Well stocked library Poor facilities
Access to banking facilities Delay of services
Better infrastructure sex for marks
Co-curricular activities unfair policies
Leisure activities
Academic excellence
Access to worshipping centres
Residences

2. SECURITY
Makerere University is home to a fully-fledged Police Station with officers of the Uganda Police Force who regularly patrol the campus. The Police Officers work closely with Campus Security personnel to maintain law and order as well as man security checks at the campus and building entrances.
There are security checkpoints at most of the gates entering the university
Security officers on duty

3. Well stocked library
The Main Library currently has nine sections namely: Technical Services, Periodicals/Serials, Reference and Circulation (including the Law collection and IDA/Basic textbook Reserve collection), Africana Section, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Microfilming and Digitisation, Book Bank and Bindery.
Part of the inner section

4. Access to banking facilities
Makerere university has atleast all bank branches within campus. This simplifies the withdraw and deposit of students’ finances. It is also intended to reduce the tendencies of tuition loss due to conmen.
DFCU bank, Makerere branch
Stanbic bank, Makerere branch

5. Better infrastructure
Makerere has very good infrastructure. This includes the better equipped buildings, walkways, roads, among others.
The main gate under construction
The senate building

6. Co-curricular activities.
Makerere is not only concerned with academics, but also co-curricular activities like sports and entertainment. This helps students to have healthy minds in a healthy body.
Cultural competitions
Students showing talent during the cultural gala
Students singing

7. Leisure activities
Makerere university has grounds for leisure activities within campus for example the playground, swimming pool, netball pitch, among others.
Students during their leisure time
The swimming pool

8. Academic excellence.
Makerere’s performance isn’t debated upon. Makerere university has a good academic history in Uganda and Africa at large.
Makerere ranked 4th in Africa, 2016
Makerere ranked 2nd in east Africa

9. Access to worshipping centres.
Makerere doesn’t discriminate among religions. There are worshipping places for all religions within campus premises.
St. Augustine chapel
For Catholics
The mosque

10. Residences
Accomodation is really available at Makerere given the numerous number of residential halls. Moreso, there are enough hostels to accommodate students.
Lumumba hall
Mitchel hall

11. THE BAD THINGS AT MAKERERE
Like any institution, Makerere some few negative things. These include;

12. Strikes
The continous strikes at Makerere are making the image of the university unpopular. Students only resort to strikes in case they feel cheated for example, unfair policies.
Students striking
Police firing teargas at the students

13. Why strikes?
We have seen strikes at Makerere where students vandalize buildings, cars, and neighbouring shops or kiosks and these are the brains of the nation! This is setting a bad precedency to students and those who look at us as role models since whatever we do has an impact on the society. * failure to use alternative means. *love for being notorious. *unfair administrative policies

14. Poor facilities. Some faculties are really poor hence need renovation.
The MDD department
Part of the MDD lecture room

15. Delay of services
At Makerere, getting a service is really a struggle, for example online marks, IDs, transcripts, among others.
A queue of students awaiting to receive their university IDs

16. Sex for marks
Sex scandals at Makerere university are ruining the image of the university. Students offer sex to lecturers for marks.
Student- lecturer sexual interaction

17. Unfair policies
The continous strikes are due to unfair policies from the administration for example, tuition increment, poor sanitation, delay of marks, among others.
Students demonstrating over poor policies