Constitutionalism is the bedrock of every civilized society, in such a society people live up to the letter and spirit of the laws that they’ve set up for themselves. Laws essentially are made to ensure that society is run smoothly and every person therein is treated at least in respect and dignity.
Immediately there is disconnect between the law and the people who are supposed to adhere to it, anarchy creeps in. In an anarchical situation nothing adds up, anything can be done anyhow including the most important ones. Nothing can symbolize anarchy better than Moi University.
Two months later after the tenure of Students Governing Council ended, the council comfortably still holds the offices unconstitutionally. The council was supposed to be dissolved mid- February but despite of the gross violation of the MUSO constitution there are no signs of its dissolution. This is an illegality that should be condemned in the strongest way possible.
The comfort in which this illegality has been accommodated by the office of the DEAN which deals with students affairs is overly disturbing. The reaction by this office raises a number of questions. Could this office be conniving with the administration to render student’s representation irrelevant? Could this be a conspiracy to end the Union?
It is an indisputable fact that functional Unions are a pain in the neck of any administration but they are of essence and therefore an effort to meddle with their smooth functioning should be met with resistance. Therefore, all democrats and disciples of the rule of law should be vigilant at this hour where forces of union phobic are hell bent to scatter student’s voice.
Late last year when a group of concerned students who believed that students must have representation in every academic year just as the constitution dictates, the dean of students used a remote provision – article 10(1)and(2) to deny us the right of representation. Instead of listening to our legitimate concerns the DEAN used his authority to clobber us. He stood on his ground that election should and must be held after twelve months. Why then fourteen months later his voice is vague, if any?
In the meeting the outgoing Chairman, Secretary General and the academics director were present. As expected the directors concurred with Dean on everything, even where there was an obvious problem, they were not ready to provide a solution. At that particular moment there was a power vacuum, the students were being drowned by problems. It was at this time when H was being declared as not part of Moi. It was at this time when the tradition of arm bushing students with an unpredictable academic calendar was taking root.
But the office of the Dean in Unison with the outdated SGC turned to us with a deep clear voice saying, “keep off you noisy horn-bills, can’t you see you are disturbing?”
Finally, it is therefore a matter of urgency to have the current SGC dissolved and have elections.
The writer of this Opinion Piece is a 3rd year Political Science student.
Immediately there is disconnect between the law and the people who are supposed to adhere to it, anarchy creeps in. In an anarchical situation nothing adds up, anything can be done anyhow including the most important ones. Nothing can symbolize anarchy better than Moi University.
Two months later after the tenure of Students Governing Council ended, the council comfortably still holds the offices unconstitutionally. The council was supposed to be dissolved mid- February but despite of the gross violation of the MUSO constitution there are no signs of its dissolution. This is an illegality that should be condemned in the strongest way possible.
The comfort in which this illegality has been accommodated by the office of the DEAN which deals with students affairs is overly disturbing. The reaction by this office raises a number of questions. Could this office be conniving with the administration to render student’s representation irrelevant? Could this be a conspiracy to end the Union?
It is an indisputable fact that functional Unions are a pain in the neck of any administration but they are of essence and therefore an effort to meddle with their smooth functioning should be met with resistance. Therefore, all democrats and disciples of the rule of law should be vigilant at this hour where forces of union phobic are hell bent to scatter student’s voice.
Late last year when a group of concerned students who believed that students must have representation in every academic year just as the constitution dictates, the dean of students used a remote provision – article 10(1)and(2) to deny us the right of representation. Instead of listening to our legitimate concerns the DEAN used his authority to clobber us. He stood on his ground that election should and must be held after twelve months. Why then fourteen months later his voice is vague, if any?
In the meeting the outgoing Chairman, Secretary General and the academics director were present. As expected the directors concurred with Dean on everything, even where there was an obvious problem, they were not ready to provide a solution. At that particular moment there was a power vacuum, the students were being drowned by problems. It was at this time when H was being declared as not part of Moi. It was at this time when the tradition of arm bushing students with an unpredictable academic calendar was taking root.
But the office of the Dean in Unison with the outdated SGC turned to us with a deep clear voice saying, “keep off you noisy horn-bills, can’t you see you are disturbing?”
Finally, it is therefore a matter of urgency to have the current SGC dissolved and have elections.
The writer of this Opinion Piece is a 3rd year Political Science student.
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