Mak elects new EC

Legislators in the Makerere University Guild Representative Council (GRC) on Friday voted a new five-member committee to organize the forth coming Guild elections that will see the replacement of the Adeke led regime.

The elected are Mr. Michael Byemero (pictured) of Nkrumah Hall, Margeret Najjuka (Mary Stuart), Akampurira Haris Justus(Nsibirwa), Yosia Mugume (Livingstone) and Michael Opoya l(Nsibirwa) to the positions of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, General Secretary, Finance Secretary and Public Relations Officer respectively.

Mak guild elections set for next month

Makerere University students will vote for their leaders at the end of next month.

According to the statement released by the office of the dean of students dated February 7th, the elections will take place 50 days from February 8th.

“There shall be guild presidential, GRC and SCR elections within 50 days from 8 Feb 2014,” reads part of the statement that was pinned to all notice boards and copied to the Vice Chancellor and his deputies, wardens and the guild president.

Graduates form unemployment pressure group

Fresh graduates have formed a pressure group, Unemployed Graduates Movement (UGM), a vehicle they say, they will use to agitate for employment reforms and opportunities in Uganda.

The umbrella, which was launched yesterday at Christ the King Church in Kampala comprises of unemployed graduates from Makerere University, Kyambogo and Makerere University Business School (MUBS).

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