In March, Makerere University Search Committee interviewed William Bazeyo for the position despite knowing his stained integrity, and the Council proceeded to recommend him for appointment

Ms Lutaaya, 32, was arrested from her home in Namuwongo, a Kampala suburb, in 2021 and detained incommunicado for weeks before she was arraigned in the military court.

Brian Chira had amassed a following of more than 400,000 in little over a year. His candid, witty videos, addressing social and relationship issues, delivered straight to camera, amused, and sometimes shocked, many people.

Mwesigwa's recommendation to be the Chairperson of the District Service Commission will now have to be subjected to intense scrutiny after the Council named a three-member ad hoc committee to look into his academic documents and integrity.