KAMPALA, UGANDA: National Unity Platform’s Robert Maseruka has been declared winner of the Makerere University guild race becoming the institution’s 89th guild president.
Mr Maseruka, a third-year student of Journalism and Communication who was endorsed as the NUP candidate following the disqualification of Ms Nattabi Margaret beat eight other contestants in a tightly contested Friday election held amid tight security.
According to results tallied by Levvi Tshilumba the University Elecotral Returning Officer, Maseruka garnered 2,558 votes while his closest contender, Mr Hillary Oremo Odwee collected 2,531 votes in the online voting exercise that ended Friday evening.
The other contestants in the race included Sabiiti Akankunda with 2334, Baraka Nkoyooyo who got 841 votes, Mark Ssebunya who clinched 53 votes and Evans Murungi who got 189 votes.
Others in the race were Emmanuel Wanyama with 180 votes, Andrew Lubinga Ssemakula, 186 votes and Julius Birigwa with 11 votes.
Born in Nakisunga village in Mukono District, Maseruka attended primary school at Kireka Hill Infant in Kampala before he joined high school at Wellstar Bright SS, Mukono.
During his secondary level, Maseruka served as chapel prefect in senior three and four (2015-2016) and head prefect in A- level (2017-2018).
A son to Mr Simon Ssetuba and Ms Joseline Nanfuka of Nakisunga, Maseruka joined Makerere University in 2020 and was admitted to the university through a private scholarship.
He was the class president between 2020 and 2023, and the guild representative councillor of the School of Languages, Literature and Communication in the outgoing 88th guild government.
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