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Shamim Nambassa, former Guild President of Makerere University, sparked a wave of online debate after she called Balaam Barugahara, the State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, a "certified bootylicker."
The incident began over the weekend when a blog shared a photo of Balaam with the caption: "What do you know about Hon. Dr. Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi?"
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Nambassa, a pharmacist by profession, replied to the post with her now-viral comment.
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Balaam Barugahara hit back at Nambassa with a sharp reply: "Madam Guild President kiki? Banange another student ready for enrollenment in our academy!!"
Realising the possible fallout from her words, Nambassa took a screenshot of the exchange and shared it on her X account.
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Shamim Nambassa, who comes from Butambala, is the daughter of the late Mugalula Abdul and Twerebe Media. She served as the 87th Guild President of Makerere University.
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Her education path started at Parental Care School. She then attended Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School for O- and A-levels.
Later, she joined Makerere University, where she earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree.
At Nabisunsa Girls' School, she was head prefect in 2017. At Makerere, she worked as guild representative councillor for the School of Health Sciences and later as guild academic affairs minister in 2021. She led the Guild from 2021 to 2022.
Nambassa supports the National Unity Platform, also known as NUP.