UCU guild leaders block student elections over allowances

Timothy Kadaga shaking hands with the president during his recent visit at the University.

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Student leaders at Uganda Christian University-UCU have blocked guild elections until the university clears their allowances and stipends amounting to about Shillings 100 million. The guild leaders believe that once the elections are conducted it will be hard for the university to release their unspent guild funds.

Following the resumption of studies when the government eased the lockdown, the guild council passed a budget of Shillings 114 million to complete its activities. The Director of Students Affairs approved the budget to cater for the allowances, stipends, awards, shirts and guild trip for the student leaders from July to November.

However, the university has never released the money. The university had scheduled to conduct its first online student elections using the ‘e-Chagua’ on Monday this week. However, the exercise didn’t take place due to the misunderstandings with the guild leaders.