Tag Archives: Makerere University guild elections

The Vice Chancellor Of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has said external political interference has so much affected the politics of Makerere. “There is a lot of political interference by external forces in the affairs of the university and they had influenced them so much that students seeking leadership must all campaign using political colours.” The political interference was one ...

NUP leader, Bobi Wine, has lashed out at opposition members for blaming NUP for the death of UCU student, Betungura Bewatte. Bewatte was stabbed on July 14th during a scuffle at Makerere University when the preparations for guild elections were underway. This scuffle was between FDC and NUP supporters. Some leaders from other opposition parties blamed NUP for failure to ...

The Mawokota south member of Parliament, Hon. Yusuf Nsibambi, has come out to task authorities to make sure that they stamp out politics of color from universities. This follows the tragic murder of a UCU law student, Betungura Bewatte, at Makerere University during the 88th guild campaigns. A number of people have come out to condemn this unfortunate action. And ...

Shamim Nambassa, the Makerere University guild president, has condemned the arrests of those she calls “comrades” saying everything was unfair. On, 14th July 2022, Makerere was in shambles after a student died in a stabbing incident. The University was warming up to guild elections the following day. Bewatte Betungura, 27, a law student from UCU died while in the political ...