Members of Parliament on the Education Committee on Tuesday turned away the Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe and the Chairperson of the University Council, Lorna Magara.
The two university officials who had appeared with the State Minister for Higher Education, Chrysostom Muyingo MPs were told to leave the committee room because they were not invited.
The committee is currently investigating the deadlock at Makerere University following a strike by students against the 15% tuition increment.
However, Muyingo told the MPs that it was not right to turn away the officials because his invitation letter asked him to appear with the officials.
The Committee Chairperson Jacob Opolot asked Nawangwe and Magara to return on Wednesday.
The MPs also questioned the absence of the Ministry of Education, Janet Museveni in appearing before the committee.
Although the committee had invited the Minister, she officially informed the committee that she had delegated Muyingo due to her busy schedule.
However, Opolot asked the MPs to respect the representative of the Minister and the delegation.
He, however, said they would make it a point that the Minister appears before the committee soon.
