Dr. Stella Nyanzi has officially quit her job at Makerere University as a research fellow to pursue her political ambitions.
Dr. Nyanzi’s resignation comes after weeks after High Court ordered her reinstatement following her earlier dismissal from the university.
The acting Makerere University Human Resource Director, Lawrence Ssanyu announced Dr. Nyanzi’s decision to quit in a July 21st, 2020 letter.
Her resignation means that Dr. Nyanzi is now free to contest for any political office in the forthcoming elections.
Early this month. Dr. Nyanzi picked expression of interest forms from the opposition Forum of Democratic Change-FDC party to run for Kampala Woman parliamentary seat.
Nyanzi also sought the blessing of the People Power pressure group led by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi.
The electoral commission has set the deadline for all civil servants interested in political positions to the end of July to resign from their current jobs.
