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Lecturers’ Strike Paralyses Learning At University of Nairobi

Posted on by Dennis Elnino

Learning has been paralyzed at the University of Nairobi (UoN) after lecturers began a nationwide strike on Wednesday, September 17. The industrial action, which started at around 10 a.m., is in response to the government’s failure to implement long-awaited collective bargaining agreements.

Led by the University Academic Staff Union (UASU), the Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU), and the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA), the striking dons marched on campus, waving banners and blowing vuvuzelas in protest.

The strike follows an earlier warning issued on September 10, where the unions announced their intention to paralyze learning across all institutions of higher learning if the government failed to address their grievances.

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While issuing the final strike notice on September 16, UASU Secretary General Constantine Wesonga accused the government of ignoring agreements reached with lecturers, which led to the nationwide walkout.

Undeterred journalist Saddique Shaban nabs drunk University of Nairobi lecturer who nearly killed three in Mlolongo crash (Photos)

Posted on by Martin Oduor

China Global Television Network (CGTN) Sports Editor Saddique Shaban witnessed an accident in Mlolongo and he did everything within his means to make sure the culprit didn’t escape justice.

Saddique gave a chronology of the event in a thread of tweets,  he reveals that a drunk University of Nairobi (UoN) lecturer rammed into a taxi in high speed nearly killing the three occupants including a baby.

“Tonight, with the help of others, we have taken off the road, a dangerous drunken driver, potentially murderous, who nearly wiped out four people on Mombasa road. We hope she will serve as a lesson to others,” Saddique  tweeted.

“The incident happened on Sunday at midnight and I was driving behind the car and just near the weigh bridge on Mlolongo there are usually a few bumps. And as the taxi in front of the lady’s car slowed down because of the bumps the car being driven by the woman did not reduce its speed and rammed into the taxi,” he explained in another tweet.

Influential connections

Saddique shared videos of the drunk UoN driver uttering incoherent words after the accident. She was also bragging that no one could arrest her due to her influential connections.

 

 

University of Nairobi students hold night vigil to strategize on their vengeance (Photos)

Posted on by Martin Oduor

On Thursday September 28th anti-riot police stormed into University of Nairobi (UoN) hostels and harassed and senselessly beat up students.

The shocking acts of barbarity meted upon UoN students were caught on camera, several video shared on social media showed police frogmarching, beating and generally harassing students.

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The Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet and UoN Vice-Chancellor Prof. Peter Mbithi denied claims that police battered UoN students.

The move by police IG and UoN VC angered students who then decided to hold a night vigil on Monday to strategize on next course of action.

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, who is the immediate former SONU leader, revealed that the purpose of the vigil was to plan how to frogmarch the IG.

“Uon comrades are rehearsing for tomorrow’s demonstration to frog march IG,” Babu Owino captioned a photo taken during the vigil.

UoN Students could also be heard shouting “Mbiti must go” in some of the videos taken during the vigil which have since been shared on social media.