NUC STUDENTS GOVERNING COUNCIL LIKELY TO BE DISSOLVE ON 31st OF OCT 2011

On 25^th of this month, the dean of students placed an urgent letter on the students notice board addressing the matter of students elections. The students election was not to take place as it is normally scheduled to because a first year student, a Kennedy Langat had put up a petition pointing out that the elections should not take place without the freshmen and ladies of 2011/2012 being there.Currently, they are all home for a long a holiday after a single semester at the campus, probably due to accommodation problems as it has never been it that  a public university breaks for a long holiday after a period of one semester.

So, the letter addressed to the dean of students has 135 signatures from fresher’s who feel that no elections should take place without their being in campus but  THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION OF NUC SAY ABOUT SUCH A SITUATION?, The dean of students Mr Ambrose Koech says that they are consulting with the university’s legal advisers on what course to take on the matter. Many feel that he should be able to communicate to the students the university’s position on the matter soonest possible to avoid unnecessary rumors from spreading around.

The NESH-COURT speaking exclusively  this afternoon to the current chairman of  NUC,Mr  Kassaine Partoip,in his characteristic soft but firm words  declared that as far as the SGC is concerned, they have not received any official communication from the office of the dean or the administration on matters concerning the elections. “As you can see, the letter on the notice board has no carbon copy addressed to SGC or the Chairman, therefore we are on the dark as you are on the matter “declared the chairman pointing to the fading memo  on Serengetis  notice board. He was with his secretary general Thomas Kimtai.He was categorical that the board will be dissolved on 31^st of this month as far as he is concerned unless there is some official communication to him from administration.

On the issue of the SECOND YEARS GOING FOR LONG HOLIDAY, the chairman seemed to  differ with the secretary general  who said that  the second years will not go for long holiday, while the chairman said that as per his stand, the issue is subject to confirmation on a later date and he will keep everyone informed. Questioning the SEC GEN on the issue of whether the campus was ready to accommodate almost double the current population who already are competing for the scarce resources in term of library, the students mess, and the  lecture halls, he said that there was a plan to complete the new men’s hostel by  next year and complete the down wing of the academics complex being built but the big question was whether the contractor could allow the building to be occupied while the construction is going on because it is contrary to the laws of Kenya bearing in mind the accidents that have been happening through the  country on buildings collapsing. ON the mess he said he is not sure but he has information that it might be extended.

So, everyone in NUC is waiting with baited breath to see the unfolding drama and what is to be done but it is clear that there is very poor communication between the students leaders and the administration and thus there is general  misunderstanding  between the 3 parties including the students who are the employers of the later and have also chosen students leaders to act as their  bridge  but it seems they are being ignored or left out of decision makings in the campus. Speaking to various other students leaders, they expressed their displeasure with the admin due to poor communication while some students tried to accuse the students leaders of trying to  sabotage power and hold on up to next year because they we worried the second years might be going for long holidays hence elections would still not take place. But one student leader who is not named here for obvious reasons was overheard saying “we actually want to quit this job because it’s been long since we got our salaries “we however couldn’t immediately establish the truth of the statement.meanwhile,the students ask the current

SGC OFFICIALS TO CALL AMEETING AND INFORM EVERYONE ON THEIR STAND ON THE MATTERS ABOVE AND ALBERT ONYANGO TO DO IS WORK AS THE CUURENT CHIEF EDITOR OF THE COUNCIL,AND THAT IS TO INFORM THE STUDENTS AS HE IS THE MOUTH OF BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE SGC.

Editors Foot note.

NEXT ON NESH COURT,ONE ON ONE WITH THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF NUC AS HE TELLS NESH COURT ON HIS LIFE AND TIMES AS THE MOST SENIOR COMRADE OF NUC,HIS NEXT PLAN OF ACTION,HIS CHILDHOOD,HIS FEARS AND HIS LOVE LIFE!!!WATCH THIS SPACE!!