Suspended Machakos University students have been asked to report back to campus in the company of their parents. All third year students have been directed to report back on Monday 29th October, 2018. While, all Second years are to report on Tuesday 30th October, 2018.
The university was closed on 27 September, 2018, after the students had staged week long protests over ‘illegal’ fees hike. The closure affected all TVET, Certificate, Diploma, and Undergraduates in session except postgraduate students.
The university has spelt out tough re-admission conditions. In a memo signed by the University’s Registrar in Charge of Academics and Students’ Affairs, Prof. Ezra O. Okemwa, the student ‘must be strictly accompanied by his/her parent or guardian as indicated in the admission letter’.
Other conditions as stipulated in the memo are:
✅Students to clear all fees balances by 26th October, 2018.
✅Every student to bring 2 pass port size photos, copies of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Certificates and National Identity Cards or Birth Certificates.
✅Students who have not reported in the Students’ portal must do so before readmission. Every student shall sign a nominal roll upon clearance.
✅Readmission exercise shall take place between 7.00am – 5.00pm.
The university further advises the students to make sure that they report back on the indicated dates, as per the memo. “Every student shall fill q Declaration form and a student personal information form. Classes will commence on Wednesday, 31st October, 2018,” adds Prof. Okemwa.
the suspension and expulsions were unlawful depending on the courts rulling of omares case,, the institution should revisit and reinstate the students back to campus unconditionally