Robert Maseruka has been elected the new Guild President of Makerere University.
“Congratulations @MaserukaRobert, the Guild President-Elect – 89th @MakGuild,” the university tweeted on Friday.
Maseruka, the National Unity platform (NUP) candidate and a third-year student doing Journalism and Communication garnered 2,558 votes to beat his closest rival Hilary Oremo Odwee who got 2,531 votes.
Forum for Democratic Change FDC’s Akankunda Sabiiti came third with 2,334 votes.
Other candidates; National Resistance Movement- NRM’s Baraka Nkoyooyo 841, Evans Murungi 189, Andrew Lubinga 186, Emmanuel Wanyama 180, Mark Ssebunya 53, and Julius Bigirwa Maxwell came last with 11 votes.
Levi Tshilumba, the Electoral Commission Chairperson, announced Maseruka as the new Guild President-elect.