Politics

The flag is the symbol of our political independence, one that we got in 1962. Mental independence is different. We build it ourselves, brick by slow brick. We can sing the anthem louder than the whole stadium and still believe whatever the forwarded message told us this morning, the one that said “share with 10 people”, and we did, because what if? I have done it too, dear reader.

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Emmanuel Edonu has been voted as the 26th Guild Parliament Speaker of Uganda Christian University (UCU). In the 25th Guild Parliament, the latter also served as deputy speaker. Edonu’s fast climb to student leadership attests to the man’s political distinction.

In a resounding display of democratic fervour, the Uganda Christian University (UCU) main campus recently witnessed the swearing-in ceremony of its new Guild President, Agira Birungi. The event, held in the esteemed Nkoyoyo Hall, was marked by joyous celebrations, ululations, and thunderous applause from the gathered crowd.

Picture this: You are a top contender for a political office. On voting day, after casting your ballot, what do you do with the rest of the hours to ease the tension as you wait to know the results? Harry Mukhooli recently found himself in such a situation. Mukhooli, the new Guild President of Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mbale campus in eastern Uganda, said he isolated himself from people the entire day as he waited for the results.

“My father did not study his dream course — law — unlike his brothers,” Baitwa said. “And that saddened him. Someone, however, told him that if he got a son one day, he could live his dream in his son.” Baitwa’s father, Enoch Tumusiime Baitwa, instead studied a certificate course in veterinary medicine.