Kampala, Uganda | URN | Makerere University has sworn in the newly elected guild leadership amid chanting and jubilation across student halls. Gracious Kadondi, who was elected as the 92nd Guild President of the university, pledged to restore unity among students following divisions that arose during the campaign period. Kadondi, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Churchill James Ssentamu, son of NUP’s Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, has said that he will not apologise for taking a photo with President Museveni. The photos, which went viral on social media, were taken during Makerere University’s Research and Innovation Week, where President Museveni was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Were Salim, the 84th Guild President of Makerere University has graduated after 10 years. Papa Were”, as he was popularly known by his hall-mates in Nsibirwa Hall formerly Northcote on Wednesday graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine. He enrolled at Makerere University in 2013 …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thomas Lapyem Awany, a third-year law student has been elected as the new Gulu University Guild President. Lapyem was declared winner of the hotly contested guild presidential election at about 10:55pm on Thursday night defeating three other contenders. Lapyem garnered 1,201 votes, while his closest …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ivan Ssempijja has been elected the new Guild President of Makerere University. He replaces Julius Kateregga. In an election that was organized both physically and online, Ssempijja, a fourth-year student of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery defeated two other candidates in the race. Ssempijja garnered 3,112 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nkumba University Council has halted activities related to the impending impeachment of the Guild president and advised the students to follow impeachment guidelines as stipulated. The students Parliament resolved, on Monday, to impeach the guild president Byron Luswata on grounds that he was corrupt, …
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