The long-awaited vetting process for students aspiring to be leaders at Uganda Christian University (UCU) was finally conducted yesterday. A total of 60 contestants presented themselves for vetting before the electoral commission.
One of the contestants who preferred to remain anonymous said the whole process was biased.
“It was as if the entire world is against me. So many accusations are being hurled against me,” the candidate told Campusbee that he was not even aware the vetting was on.
“These people do not even coordinate properly. I came ready for class, then I was informed the vetting was on. The candidates were sent sms notifications while some did not even receive any. I was not prepared for the vetting process” he complained.
This comes as a no surprise, just at time when the previous electoral commission was disbanded amid corruption allegations. Candidates are being accused of corrupting the electoral commission to have an upper hand in the process.
Boris Twesigye, an aspirant for MP Law faculty said: “The vetting process was tricky this time. Their line of questioning was totally unexpected.”
Some were asked questions like Who was the first guild president of UCU? Can you sing the UCU anthem What is the name of the UCU chaplain? and many other similar questions.
When asked for a comment on the line of questioning, the chairman Electoral Commission, Desmond Fini, admitted the questions were hard.
“We wanted to see the attitude of the students towards the questions.” Fini said. “If one did not have an answer, you could at least say you do not know.” He wondered what kind of leader one would make if he responded rudely to the tough questions.
The vetting process included mainly four areas: checking students’ knowledge of UCU affairs, assertiveness, confidence and audibility and smartness.
The presidential contestants were however not available for comment as they were going for the senate vetting this morning.
Results of the vetting process will be available by tomorrow
Campusbee will keep you posted as the events unfold.
