Makerere University students’ cerebrations paralyze Kampala

 

Scenes of jubilation and joy played out as hundreds of Makerere University students poured onto the Democratic Party headquarters to celebrate Democratic Party (DP) candidate Ivan Kata’s victory in the Guild Presidential elections.

The students paralysed business and blocked business at city house as they descended from the university through william street.

Kata won the race with 4,932 votes. He was followed by FDC’s John Paul Rubagumya who obtained 1, 974 votes.

NRM candidate, Joshua Nahurira, came third with 1, 752.

Kata Ivan is a second year student of Biomedical Radiography Sciences,

Holding tree branches and Kata’s posters, the students, who were also chanting DP slogan “DP egumire” (DP is strong) had earlier on decorated the party headquarters with green cloths, baloons and they had also mounted a music public address system at city house. The party is said to have been funded solely by Fred Mukasa Mbidde through Mugerwa Robert aka “Park Nkadde”.

In his speech to the media, the Guild President -Elect thanked Councilor Bernard Luyiga and Fred Mukasa Mbidde for the financial boost they accorded him. He was also very appreciative to Norbert Mao’s Assistant Elvis Kintu who took him through the speech induction. He said he would not be appealing to electorates especially ladies if Mr. Kintu Elvis had not inducted him to use slogans like political tedy bear, political pillow and political valu valu. He also thanked the Chairman task force Muwulya Farouk, Winston Nsibirwa and UYD Chairperson Makerere University.

He promised to copy a leaf from former Mak Guild Presidents like Hon. Norbert Mao (1990) and Mukasa Mbidde(2001). He said Makerere has problems ranging from the character of the vice chancellor to sanitation.

After the press conference, a cake was cut in the presence of Party President Norbert Mao and Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga. Kata called on Journalists to move together with him and his journey started by him cutting the cake which they enjoyed together with sodas.

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