Professor Ezra Suruma, the Makerere University Chancellor has appointed Professor William Bazeyo as Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor. The appointment comes few days after Justice Musa Ssekaana of the Civil Division of High Court threw Bazeyo out of the DVC office.
In a letter dated June 17, 2019, Prof Suruma says Professor Bazeyo will continue occupying the office until further notice.
“Following Court’s nullification of your appointment as the substantive Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Administration), this is to direct you to revert to the position of Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Administration) which you were holding previously until the position is substantively filled or until any further notice,” the letter reads.
Professor Anthony Mugisha dragged the Makerere search committee to court in November last year claiming that he was unfairly and unlawfully denied a chance to compete for the job of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Administration).
Mugisha explained that the search committee illegally made a recommendation report that only forwarded Bazeyo as a sole candidate for the job. According to Mugisha, this was biased and unlawfully conducted.
His complaint yielded a ruling from Justice Ssekaana that ordered Bazeyo to vacate the mentioned office explaining that the appointment process should be reasonable, fair and transparent.
“The process of appointment Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Administration) should be transparent, reasonable and fair to all potential and interested applicants,” Justice Ssekaana said last week.
