By Sylvia Nankya
THE Makerere University Guild presidential race has attracted eight candidates. Four of them are being sponsored by political parties, while the rest have indicated no political affiliation.
They include Morris Muhindo (NRM), DP’s Abel Batte, Dennis Onerikat of FDC and Hakim Kawalya (CP). The independents include Deo Kiirya and Tumusiime Mark among others.
The chairman of the university’s electoral commission, Simon Peter Musangala, said although they proclaimed support for the various parties, their nomination was not based on political affiliation.
At the nomination exercise conducted on Thursday, Musangala announced that they had overhauled the system to minimise cases of violence in halls of residence.
“We have changed polling centres from halls of residence to the colleges.”
He said the polls would be conducted on March 11.
One of the candidates,
Morris Muhindo, appealed for a calm campaign that would ensure that the race ends peacefully. He also called for increased security and scrutiny of visitors during the campaign period in order to reduce cases of insecurity.
On a number of occasions, violence in the university elections has resulted into loss of life and injuries.
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