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 …
Read More »Thomas Lapyem wins Gulu University guild presidential race
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 …
Read More »Ivan Ssempijja wins Makerere University guild presidential race
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 …
Read More »Nkumba University council halts Guild presidents’ impeachment
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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