Makerere - Overview

Overview

Makerere Hill is occupied primarily by Makerere University. In the 1970s and 1980s, the university had nine Halls of Residence, six (6) for men and two for (3) for women. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as the university intake and student poulation grew from about 5,000 to over 40,000, private hostels grew up all around the hill, outside the university compound, to accommodate the new student influx. The original halls of residence are:

For men

1. Livingstone Hall
2. Lumumba Hall
3. Mitchell Hall
4. Nkrumah Hall
5. Nsibirwa Hall
6. University Hall

For women

1. Africa Hall
2. Mary Stuart Hall
3. CCE- complex