Kyambogo University has been plunged into a fresh leadership storm after explosive allegations surfaced of an “illegal” bid to swear in new student leaders without following due process.
In a formal petition dated 13 August 2025, fiery former Guild presidential aspirant Bwete Tonney accused the Students’ Affairs and Welfare Committee of plotting a blatant breach of the Guild Constitution.
According to the document – stamped as received by multiple university offices on 14 August – the Committee is accused of:
- Planning to swear in a new Guild President without holding the mandatory by-elections.
- Hand-picking and swearing in two female students as University Council representatives “contrary to the law.”
Bwete warns that these moves fly in the face of the Guild Constitution, the Kyambogo Students’ Handbook, and national laws, including Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Act.
“These intended actions must therefore be stopped,” the petition states bluntly.
The legal gripe centres on Article 9, Clause 7 of the Guild Constitution, which demands that vacant GRC positions – including the Guild President – must be filled via by-elections organised by the Electoral Commission and the Dean of Students.
The petition argues that after the recent dismissal of the Guild President and other GRC members, the Committee had no authority to simply appoint replacements.
The alleged swearing-in was reportedly set for Friday 15 August at 10am – a move Bwete calls “procedurally flawed” and “constitutionally null and void.”
University officials have yet to publicly comment on the accusations, but the petition has triggered a wave of student speculation and heated campus debates.
Whether this turns into a full-blown legal battle or gets quietly buried in the university bureaucracy remains to be seen — but for now, Kyambogo’s student politics is anything but quiet.
