Uganda, April 9 -- The National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Ms Gracious Kadondi, has been declared the winner of the Makerere University Guild presidential race.

This was welcomed with celebrations at the campus as her supporters gathered to chant, sing and wave banners following the announcement of results by the University Electoral Commission board via a virtual session.

The victory makes Kadondi the 92nd Guild President and the fifth to be elected under the university's electronic voting system, introduced in recent years. The race featured 13 candidates, with Gracious Kadondi (NUP) securing 6,801 votes.

Hannah Karema (IND) came in second with 5,787 votes, Peter Kyanja Claveri in the third position with 1,493, Daniel Nyaik...