The commission for university education on Tuesday called for the suspension and review of all doctorate degrees (PHDs) awarded to students at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology over the period of the past five years. Terming as failure to meet the standards under the university act,…
Following the disputes surrounding the current electoral system (the delegates system), Outgoing Kenya universities students association (KUSO) chairman Antony Manyara is set to unveil an Independent Electoral commission that will conduct the coming KUSO Elections. The former University of Nairobi students association chair says, this year’s organization will comprise of…
Following the turn of events recently in the universities elections, where leaders are chosen by the delegates as opposed to the popular vote, complains have been launched accusing Embakasi East member of parliament Babu Owino for being the cause of it. Owino is said to be the cause of the…
On Sunday history was made at the university of Nairobi when Ann Mwangi Mvurya was announced as the winner in the recently concluded UNSA elections, Mvurya becomes the first female chairperson to lead UNSA formerly SONU, since its inception 50 years ago. Mvurya a third year law student at the…
After a week of heated campaigns, university of Nairobi students will today be going to the ballot to elect the next leaders of UNSA. The team which will comprise of seven members; the chairperson, the vice chair, ( who shall be of the opposite gender with the chairperson) secretary general,…
The appeal by Antony Manyara’s team to vie in the UNSA elections was denied, in a letter to the team dated 29th march 2019, the electoral commission rejected the appeal saying Mr Manyara had irregularly ticked the dean’s slot on nominating himself and his running mate Basima Tariq. The commission also added…
After failure to get clearance to vie for the UNSA chairperson position, Owiti Owayo now says that it was a deliberate move by the University’s administration in attempts to kill his political ambition. In a statement on his social media, Owayo who was campaigning under the slogan the “future is…
The Universities Act 2016, provides for the election of student leaders through electoral college as opposed to all students participating in the exercise. In the past the popular vote was how elections used to conducted, it was termed chaotic leading to the amended Act which requires student councils to be…
After heated campaigns to seek the students approval, the list is already out for the qualified aspirants, the university of Nairobi on Thursday cleared contestants to vie for various positions, the selected candidates will be voted in on the 5th of April 2019, a date proposed by the university senate.…
Charles Ragira, brother to the murdered former UoN student leader Samuel Ragira says he learnt of his brothers death through very unclear circumstances, Charles says he was at work when he recieved a call from his younger brother informing him of the incident. Speaking to citizen TV on Friday, charles…