The conflict started last month when Besigye fronted John Mugabi for Kyambogo Guild elections and Kasiano fronted his son Christopher Buni. Kasiano is also a member of FDC.

Interestingly, Besigye released all his money into the camp of Mugabi and Kasiano released his parliamentary earnings to his son Buni. At the climax of the process, Buni who stood as an independent candidate beat off Besigye’s candidate to win the Kyambogo guild elections.

Buni a second year Bachelor of Information Technology and Computing together with his supporters jubilated as they sang songs of praise to Wadiri. Buni polled 3781 votes against Besigye’s candidate who got 2223 votes.

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Peoples’ money in Uganda is spent extravagantly. We have been told that the swearing in ceremony of the new Makerere University Guild President, Ivan Kata has cost the university 200 millions. The money has been used to buy eats, buffets, sodas and beers just to please the students.

The swearing in ceremony took place at Makerere University’s main hall on Friday and the guest of honour has been Democratic Party President Norbert Mao.

Ivan Kata is a member of the Democratic Party. But the NRM members and leadership in Makerere have condemned the university’s decision to use 200 millions in organising a students party when some halls of residence are leaking, students eat poorly and some corners of the university have no security lights. The critics say that the university would have used only 20 million shillings in organising the party.

Kata thanked the students’ leadership for intrusting him with the mandate to lead the ivory tower (Makerere University). He promised to cough fire when president Museveni’s government or the ministry of education and or Makerere University passes anti students policies.

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Mukasa Fred Denis Mbidde is the only former Makerere University Guild President still subscribing to the Democratic Party (DP). DP has had many guild presidents for example Suzan Abo and Robert Okware but they have all defected toUganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement.

 Mbidde says that he was the second leader of Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) students Union after the now ArurcountyMP, Samuel Odonga Otto. The union was established while Mbidde was still atMakerereUniversity. By the time Mbidde took it over its main job was to fight by the way of power struggle against the UYD branch atMakerereUniversity. Mbidde made sure that they abandon struggles and stretch to the national arena.

 Accordingly he recruited people like former DP spokesman, Mwaka Lutukomoi, KCCA lord councilors Zake Mberaze, Shifra Lukwago and Masaka district speaker- Denis Majwara and Walakira Nyanzi, the LC3 speaker of Makindye. Mbidde moved with these people throughout the country to launch the UYD students’ branches. The following branches were launched,KyambogoUniversitywhere he recruited MP Brenda Nabukenya. 

Other branches he launched included Buganda Royal Institute, Ara Pai College in Eastern Uganda, Nkozi Teachers college, Kampala International University, Kabale Uganda College of Commerce, Tororo Uganda College of Commerce, Clinical Institute Mbale, Mbarara University, Ombaki Institute in Gulu, Gulu University, and Muvala Senior secondary school in northern Uganda. Most of the above mentioned UYD branches ceased to exist the day Mukasa Mbidde left the students union to become the UYD Vice President. Mbidde claims that he has close to 32 MPs he recruited into opposition. Mbidde also says that he championed a power change in DP which show Norbert Mao take over party leadership in the last two years.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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