The office of the Academic Registrar and the board for the School of Computing and Informatics Technology will today Friday, March 7th meet to decide whether Andrew Mujinya, the Forum for Democratic Change candidate is eligible for election as Makerere’s next guild president.
Mujinya’s troubles follow a petition by Lillian Aber, who lost to Mujinya in the quest for the FDC ticket.
Forum for Democratic Change’s flag bearer, Andrew Mujinya yesterday joined NRM’s Boniface Mbabazi in the coolers at Makerere University’s Police Station over alleged fraud
The duo are said to have forged academic documents as a way to creep through not only their party primaries but also the students’ electorate to become next Guild president.
Drama ensued immediately after Mujinya’s candidature was frustrated by the Michael Byemero led Electoral Commission.
Trouble continues to haunt Mbabazi Boniface Junior, the embattled NRM flag bearer in the 2014 Guild elections at Makerere University after he was arrested and detained for alleged forgery of academic documents.
Mbabazi who was thrown out of the 2014/2015 race was this morning arrested by the ASP Jackson Mucunguzi the O/C Makerere University Police Station.
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Gen. Mugisha Muntu has dared Makerere University students to join politics so as to save Uganda.
Speaking at the ceremony to declare the party’s flag bearer in the March 19th guild elections, at Nkrumah Hall grounds yesterday, Mr. Muntu warned students against leaving politics, thinking that a savior will come to Uganda’s rescue.
Four candidates including NRM’s Boniface Mbabazi have been thrown out of the 2014 guild election race at Makerere University for lack of academic qualification.
Others include; Emmanuel Wanyama and Faisal Muyiga both from the School of Adult and Community Education, and Emmanuel Murungi from the School of Languages, Literature and Communication.
The Electoral Commission at Makerere University has nominated 13 candidates for this year’s guild elections slated for 19th March 2014.
The Commission’s General Secretary, Harris Justus Akampurira said 14 candidates had picked nomination forms but only 13 managed to return them in time before closure on Saturday.
Makerere university students will vote for their guild president on March 19th.
In a statement released by the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Michael Byemero today, students will vote for their guild president on Wednesday March 19th.
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the Democratic Party have today fronted candidates for the guild presidential race following highly heated races.
Andrew Mujinya beat off competition from Lillian Aber, Chark Benson, Naula Bole Marjorine and Edgar Tushabe to bag the FDC ticket while Sarah Asera beat Calvin Bakulumpagi, Moses Mulira, and Ivan Bwowe to hold the DP ticket.
Two Fridays ago was Valentine, St. Valentine carried out secret weddings. It was illegal to wed because men were needed at battlefronts and women, it was alleged (and it is actually still alleged) that the female-folk would reduce their performance levels in the battlefields. Thank God Valentines Day is over. The fuss about roses, red and black, love texts and cards can now be paused for another 365 days. Awo gavumenti etuyambye!
Students will from August 2014 academic year start outsourcing meals from the outside catering services such as restaurants, the University Council has announced. According to a February 7th communiqué from the Dean’s office, no student will be getting meals from the halls. “As communicated to you at the end of last semester, the university is in the process of divesting itself from catering services to students. This will start at the beginning of semester one 2104 i.e.