By Dismas Nuwaine.
The Ester semester has begun with a tilt in the balance of power within the student’s guild. The 25th guild government officially handed over the reins of power to the new regime – the 26th students administration.
These fully vetted ministerial appointees adorned in elegant ensembles. One could easily sense the air of optimism about their demeanor. Upon being called, they glided with grace as they gently made their way to the pulpit of the iconic Nkoyoyo hall.
In the presence of many witnesses, they took the coveted oath, fully pledging their allegiance to diligent service of the student fraternity. What followed was the official handover. In moments the transition was done, with the 26th guild government fully legitimized and institutionalized to operate.
“The handover ceremony was long overdue. We had to give time to the 26th guild government to shine as they go about their duties. We had just about enough time at our disposal to dispatch our duties, it’s their time now,” said Isaac Arou, Member of Parliament emeritus of international students.
“I wish all the incoming officials all the best and I believe that they are much happier now,” continued the former deputy minister for Information Technology (ICT).
The new ministerial administration was meticulously assembled by the guild vision bearer, Agira Birungi who exercised her constitutional mandate to appoint cabinet ministers and their deputies.
It has become an almost natural reaction amongst the gen z’s (people born between 1997 and 2012) and the millennials (1981 and 1996) to take to X (formerly known as twitter) in case of any ardent announcements.
In wake of the handover, the platform has been awash with well-crafted monologues, even compelling poetic pieces with some bidding farewell to the political mandate of the student’s guild and others announcing, with great optimism their entry onto this scene of service.
Timothy Okurut, the incoming minister for Information and Public Relations took to X thanking his colleagues for entrusting him with the mandate.
“I thank my colleagues in the school of journalism for entrusting me to represent them in the student’s guild,” said Timothy in a tweet. The MP also added that it is about time to make guild administration even better.
Constance Ichuma, the guild’s former public relations officer, could not hide her emotions. In a carefully crafted tweet, she boasted of growing the guild’s social media following, particularly on X from a mere 2.8k followers to a staggering 5.7k followers.
In UCU, there is a budding political experiment born of democratic fervor. Now that this 26th Student administration has been fully institutionalised; the time is now for them to exercise their political mandate. They had the students backing, now will they back those that they seek to represent? We’ll be watching the space.
