Exactly one semester is coming down since the 3rd students
governing body of NUC assumed office after low-key swearing in ceremony in the
campus hall overseen by the top cream of the administration.
But the question on everyone’s mind is how much of the election period
promises have they achieved? How have they performed so far? Yours truly of
NESHCOURT brings you bit by bit how each of them has performed and what the
students perceive about it.
CHAIR-MANS/PRESIDENTS OFFICE.
The calm Starehe Boys alumni has been on and off but as usual,
it’s hard to know what plans he has had up his sleeves due to his quiet demeanor.
It’s not a surprise to see him lining up in the mess for food unlike some
fellas who even after their retirement from SGC feel that it’s their right not
to queue in the mess like the rest of students.
He started on a sad note after he almost lost his life at the start of his
tenure in office after he was clobbered by a savage over a dispute on the controversial
results of chief editor. Some members of SGC had been bribed to favor one applicant
by one of the failed contesters and hence when Thuo noted the unfairness in the
results, with some able applicants being awarded 01/30 he called off the whole
thing and wanted an independent body to do the interview (Initially it was
conducted by the SGC members.)That’s when hell broke loose and it lend to the
loss of Thuos blood and even loss of campus bus glasses.
After healing a lethal wound on the head, he allowed room
for peace dialogue with some of the perpetrators of the animosity done on him.
Away from that, he has been quiet on the issues dealing with students of the
Mara hostel and has not called a single public baraza to address any pressing issue,
but depending on the issues that got to him on the start of office, all we can
say is that lets wait and see what the Kiswahili loving lad has for us.
THE SECRETARY GENERALS OFFICE
This is one office the students expected a real students activism tornado from but it’s been
long coming. The office is held by my
fellow Arsenal supporter Okwiri Alex who doubles up as an aggressive face
booker and social networker. He is probably the only one who turned his
facebook page which was initially for wooing voters into an open forum for students to communicate their problems, the rest closed theirs or turned them into secret
groups after assuming office, what a shame! He has been trying to keep the
students updated but some students claim his activism is based on facebook
status while on the ground they want demos and action, For example water has
been a grappling problem for the last few days in campus but little is seen to have been done.
Once a fire brand fighter for students rights, the events that led to the
clobbering of the SGC president might have killed some morale in the SG as he
was the next on target and was got from his room by force(his door was
broken)and walked like some prisoner to the hall to swear in a Chief editor
under a rungu and sword. Nevertheless he has not fared badly but there is a lot
more he can do.
ACADEMICS OFFICE
The “Jatelo” holding
the office always makes me smile not just because he reminds me of the merchant
of Venice set book by William Shakespeare but also because he is doing
something worthwhile for the students body. Meet Biko Steve and true to his
election period promise (Have you ever seen him donning his black ‘deliver my
promise’ T-shirt?)he is delivering his promises for we now have roaming internet
around the library and some few class rooms. Library opening hours have been extended for people to
craft better miakenyas(Joke) over this exam period courtesy of this take-it-easy-attitude
lad. He only needs to deliver us more books, better transcripts and then a new
library and all we will say is that he came, saw and conquered. Kudos Biko.
ENTERTAINMENT DOCKET
held by hustle-boy Kenneth Kibata,the lad is doing quite good for he has organized a few gigs here and there and Kalonje has not dominated.He has organized things in the area including a cocacola street bash coming up this Friday in campus but all we can say is wait and see if he can fit in the huge shoes of the former Entertainment director,the biggest fan of Mseto Africa in Rift and Western Kenya Wesley Mkua AKA Mogaka.He has retired a happy man who likes to spot customized Fundi Frank designer shirts and of course a tummy!Someone tell him to get to the field please!!But Kennie,you need to tell us how it will be possible to have our cultural week with diffrent students being in session at different times!Or we get the money M-pesad to us at home!!
VICE CHAIRMANS
OFFICE.
Held by one of the only two
first years in the SGC, it’s the office
that is in charge of students affairs
and among the busiest. The man at the helm of this department is one Kennedy
Langat and word on the street is that he has got the job done, but half way. He
was elected mainly by the freshmen who were at that time under a lot of duress
in their new hostel and had banked on the bestacled lad to deliver them to the promised land but it
seems to be taking so long for with the advent of rain, constant blackouts and water
shortages the freshmen seem to be wallowing in more problems. Once an active
social networker on Facebook, especially on students affairs,he is now so
dormant and might as well have moved to twitter!!It is the same people who
elected him thinking he will be suffering with them that are asking him what
went wrong.
FINANCE OFFICE
Held by Wesonga,of the ‘stop pocketing!’ fame, has been a
dormant office. One of the most powerful posts in the SGC the office was
supposed to create an independent students account with any bank but that’s a
pipe dream up to now, he was supposed to
see the tendering of the students canteen but up to now, that’s yet to be done. He should have also prepared a
statement of account to inform students how much money is in the account but
that never happened. All he did was to ask for names of students from every constituency
so as to apply for bursary or something like that of which as far as
constitution is concerned, that’s the docket of vice-chair.Wesonga, can you
please deliver the promise!
HEALTH DOCKET
A popular saying goes that good health is your greatest wealth.
One of the only two ladies in the SGC
has tried but not done her best Im referring to Valentine Chelimo. She has facilitated
for constant fumigation of hostels to fight the ‘Nairobi fly’ menace in the hostels. She also facilitated for a
VCT exercise that saw students get tested and educated on how to stay
safe.However,the situation at the campus health unit has not
changed.Still,several students have been
asked to go and buy tablets for themselves and the use of cave-man ages filing
system to keep students record is not amusing! Water has been dirty all through
and the promise of boiled water for drinking has been a pipe dream. Up to now
it remains just that: an empty promise. She has also been seen as very
selective in socializing with students and the message is:girl,its not time to
sulk and ignore those that you think didn’t vote for you but it’s time to work
with them and prove to them that you did deserve their votes after all.
CATERING DEPARTMENT
Many a great ancient wars have been fought just because of food.
Maybe this explains the reason why food has been placed high on the echelons of
human needs. The department is held by once very sociable lady Emmaculate Onk’angi.The
question on many people’s lips is “Emma what exactly went wrong?”The only first year lady to make
it to the male-dominated 3rd NUC –SGC,She was seen as the most sociable
member of the SGC but down the line, she has not made a single improvement in
the students mess which is in a mess. The queue is getting longer as usual, food prices are hiking higher and higher, quality of food is
nose-diving, servers like kina Shikuku
are taking graduates for naughty kids in approved learning centers and hence zero respect and the
drainage outside the mess gets murkier and murkier every time it rains. I have not even mentioned the fact that the
dirty black box in the name of a TV never works anymore and that the water glasses are nowhere to be seen(Don’t tell me
they are with the students because there should be someone on the door watching
them unless someone from inside has
shipped them to his rural village as Easter gifts!)Over to you Miss! Sort the
mess in the mess before it messes us or
even you!
SPORTS DOCKET
Chelsea-loving Brian Muga is on the control panel and has
been doing every possible thing to remain relevant. Marches between schools, different
students have been organized but still the school is yet to start appreciating
the players by increasing their allowances and offering special meals and
training coaches for them. We want you to give us a gift, let some team, even
if its darts or any other game, be sponsored up to the national level, there is
still so much to do captain!
ACCOMODATION AND SECURITY.
Held by Saruni Edward this is one very sensitive docket for
to some level it determines who goes home courtesy of janators and who doesn’t,especially
on the case of those found cooking. The
lighting in the street from total to the campus gate and the pavements
have remained dark for the better part of the semester. Poor lighting in the
hostel corridors have been the order of the day and this has led to stealing of
students clothes. Villagers are enjoying campus services better than students especially
during games because as the students struggle with books in the lib and classes,
the idlers have already booked and filled the TV room 3hrs to the game! As if that’s
not enough, mark you they will have eaten in the mess, they leave with our
clothes in the hanging lines. The students who missed food in the mess goes to
fry an egg and before you can say Edu,they are sent packing!Edu you should do
something and try to improve the situation, I will drop you a hint: Ever heard
of flood lights? They should be placed high on strategic points within the
campus and oh yes, students need to cook in the hostels, over to you boss
ASSISTANT SEC-GEN
Held by the bestacled
Peter Mutiso,the lad is doing
quite good and working hand in hand with the Sec-Gen.But I need to remind you that part of your duty is
to communicate directly to students on any rumours,ie to clarify or refute them.
May they be from the ADMN or from SGC or
from the students body,so,once and for all, We want very official communication from you on the rumors
that a student has written taken 17 names of students she/he has infected
with HIV virus to the prof.Chacha!We are watching and waiting.
*Editors foot note.
The NESHCOURT wishes all the students a wonderful time over
the holidays, be it long or short holiday.
Don’t drink and drive your parents or older siblings’ car, for we need you next
semester, and not even on a wheel chair!
Avoid AIDS and other dangerous diseases!!
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