Students unhappy with universities’ polls model, want mass voting backKenya Universities Student organization officials assembling outside one of the universities on October 9, 2019. Isaac Kweyu of the University of Nairobi says the new voting system has been programmed to ensure those chosen serve the universities’ interests. He says the previous system (students union) motivated student leaders to agitate for comrades’ rights, since all students were answerable for any damage done in case of chaos unlike the current system (students association) that targets individuals. On Monday, five student leaders at Moi University were expelled for allegedly organising violent protests that caused the university to be closed indefinitely. This was after a constitutional petition by student leaders on January 24, 2017 highlighting the loopholes was dismissed by High Court judge Chacha Mwita.

Source: Standard Digital October 18, 2019 18:45 UTC