Robert Maseruka is son of Mr. Simon Ssetuba and Ms. Joseline Nanfuka, Maseruka joined Makerere University in 2020 through a private scholarship. He was the class president between 2020 and 2023 and was also the guild representative councilor of the School of Languages, Literature, and Communication in the outgoing 88th guild government. Maseruka was endorsed as the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate at the last minute after the disqualification of the party candidate Margret Nattabi.
Maseruka, who hails from Nakisunga village in Mukono District, began his educational journey at Kireka Hill Infant School and completed his primary education there. During his primary school years, he served as a chapel prefect between 2010 and 2011, and between 2012 and 2013, he served as head prefect. He later joined Wellstar Bright SS, Mukono, for his secondary education, where he also served as chapel prefect while in senior three and four (2015-2016) and head prefect in A-level (2017-2018).
Mr. Robert Maseruka, a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Communication, has emerged as the winner of Makerere University’s guild race. He beat eight other contestants to become the institution’s 89th guild president after a closely contested election on Friday, which witnessed tight security deployment by the police and army. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, where Maseruka hails from, last produced a guild president over five years ago.
In the online voting exercise that ended on Friday evening, Maseruka garnered 2,558 votes and was declared the winner by Mr. Levi Tshilumba, the chairperson of the electoral commission. His closest contender, Mr. Hillary Oremo Odwee, managed to secure 2,531 votes. The other contestants included Sabiiti Akankunda (2334 votes), Julius Birigwa (11 votes), Baraka Nkoyooyo (841 votes), Mark Ssebunya (53 votes), Evans Murungi (189 votes), Emmanuel Wanyama (180 votes), and Andrew Lubinga Ssemakula (186 votes).
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