A Makerere University Council meeting has resolved to ban all future physical guild elections at the University, following the death of a student.

Bewotti Batungura 27, a student from Uganda Christian University, was stabbed in the neck on Thursday at 8:30 pm, during the 88th guild Presidential campaigns.

His death happened when supporters of two opposing parties, the National Unity Platform and Forum for Democratic Change started a violent fight using stones and broken beer bottles.

The University Council now says, students’ leaders will be virtually voted henceforth to avoid a repeat of the same.

The council has also formed a committee of six members led by Associate Professor Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala to serve as the Chairperson.

The role of the committee is to investigate circumstances around the violent incident and report back perpetrators to the council in one month with an interim report. Guilty students will be punished according to University’s disciplinary procedures.

Lorna Magara, the Council Chairperson, says the first resolution at the meeting was to terminate the electoral process of the 88th guild leadership and any physical elections going forward.

“The select committee will evaluate the internal processes of conducting guild elections, investigate the conduct of hall wardens and custodians in the enforcement of University regulations regarding the management of students’ Halls of residence,” Magara said.

They have also suspended all activities of senior common room, caretaker government, guild leadership structures including brigades and other unauthorized groups at the University.

Members on the committee include; Daniel Fred Kidega, Eng Dr S. P, Kagoda, Associate Prof Sarah Ssali, Bruce Balaba Kabaasa and John Chris Ninsiima.

Magara also says that other areas for investigations by the selected committee will be assessing the role of the police in providing security in students’ activities at the University, investigating external influences in students’ activities, and any other matters incidental to the committee’s mandate.