We want to graduate! Moi University protest missing grades

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University of Nairobi students are not the only notorious and hard-headed ones as Moi University has today proved that they can also be a bunch of unruly citizens. More that 300 fourth-year students from the School of Law at Moi University today took to the streets to protest over missing grades.

Led by the student union leader, Nelson Mandela, the students inconvenienced motorists as they blocked the Eldoret – Nakuru highway claiming that they had amped at the school the entire month in a bid to recover the missing marks all to no success.

 

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The angry students lamented over the fact that they had been locked out of this year’s graduation ceremony which is barely two weeks away.

“We have toiled for four years studying only to be told that we are missing some marks in certain subjects just two weeks to the graduation ceremony. This is very unfair to us and we need an explanation from the university authority,” said Mandela.

 

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The students further blamed the Dean, John Chebii, for turning down their requests for dialogue in order to resolve the issues ahead of the graduation ceremony.

“The affected students have been left in dilemma regarding the issue of missing marks as all the concerned persons at the School of Law including the Dean are nowhere to be seen to shed light on the matter,” added the union Chairperson.

Efforts to reach John Chebii, the Dean at the School of Law were futile as calls to his phones went unanswered.

The students also accused the police of using live bullets to disperse them during the protest in which they reportedly paralysed flow of traffic along the highway for three hours.

 

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Eldoret South OCPD Richard Omanga, who led the operation urged the students to follow the right channels while demanding for their rights adding that the government will not condone interruption of business and transport activities.

“We will not allow you the close the highway and disrupt the smooth flow of traffic as that is tantamount to breaking the law. If you have issues with the university, just follow the right channels to air your complaints but not to disturb innocent motorists and other road users,” said Mr. Omanga.

 

This is not the first time students have been on the wrong side of the law. In the recent past we have witnessed police beat up and even on the extreme side, kill students during protests. Do you think the law enforcement officers should be allowed to use live ammunition during student protests?

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