{"id":24534,"date":"2016-04-12T01:06:07","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/kenya-university-of-nairobi-suspends-62-students\/"},"modified":"2016-04-12T01:05:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T01:05:43","slug":"kenya-university-of-nairobi-suspends-62-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/kenya-university-of-nairobi-suspends-62-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya:University of Nairobi suspends 62 students over strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi said the institution has initiated disciplinary process against the students.}<\/p>\n<p>The University of Nairobi (UoN) has suspended 62 students for being involved in rioting and destruction of property during a recent students\u2019 unrest.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who have been sent home is Mr Mike Jacobs, who led a group of students in protesting against the re-election of Mr Paul Ongili, also known as Babu Owino, as the Student Organisation of Nairobi University (Sonu) chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Jacobs lost to Mr Owino, attaining 3,000 votes against the winner&#8217;s 18,000 claimed the elections were rigged in favor of the winner with the help of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi said the institution initiated disciplinary process against the students \u201cfor participating in student unrest and destruction of public property\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are therefore required to collect their suspension letters from the Registrar, Students\u2019 Affairs, latest by Friday, April 15, 2016,\u201d said Prof Mbithi, in a notice to students posted on the university\u2019s website on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, did not indicate how long the suspension would last.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension of the students comes just a day after the VC held lengthy talks with Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi and his Interior counterpart Maj-Gen (Rtd) Joseph Nkaissery.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Matiangi said he would not interfere with any action or decision that the university would make concerning the strike that led to the closure of the university last week.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday last week, the protests against Mr Owino turned chaotic when the students burnt Sonu offices.<\/p>\n<p>The students blocked a section of University Way and Uhuru Highway before police used tear gas to disperse them.<\/p>\n<p>The university\u2019s senate held a meeting the following day and resolved to close the university. Students were ordered to vacate the campus by 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>The date for reopening of the university remains unknown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-11579 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/uon_pic.jpg\" alt=\"The University of Nairobi&#039;s main entrance.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Mbithi said the institution has initiated disciplinary process against the students.} The University of Nairobi (UoN) has suspended 62 students for being involved in rioting and destruction of property during a recent students\u2019 unrest. 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