UGANDA: University to sack drunk, unproductive lecturers

Uganda's Makerere University has established a new policy that provides for the sacking of lecturers over drunkenness, writes Francis Kagolo for The New Vision. The policy, which seeks to boost academic standards, also requires lecturers to teach for a minimum of 10 hours a week and provide evidence that they carry out research.

It also bars lecturers from conducting private consultancy work unless with permission from the second deputy vice-chancellor. Even then, the university will retain 30% of the remuneration from the consultancy. Lecturers will continuously be rated by both students and heads of department as a measure to check absenteeism, which has affected academic standards.

The policy calls on lecturers to timeously mark course-work assignments and examinations, as well as counsel students. Other misconducts that will lead to the sacking of lecturers include plagiarising students' or colleagues' work, persistent lateness in arriving at work, participating in illegal strikes, discrimination, forgery and embezzlement of university funds.
Full report on The New Vision site