Maseno University third and fourth years will bear the brunt of the intake of a large number
of first years for the September semester. The large number of freshmen
admitted has resulted in the concerns for the accommodation of the
continuing students as well as the inadequacy of the lecture halls.
These grave concerns led to a series of meetings by the University Management
that resulted in the agreement that six departments in the main campus
be transferred to the City Campus in Kisumu. The Departments affected by
the decision are the School of Economics
and Business Studies, Department of Regional and Urban Planning,
Department of Sociology, Department of Political Science and
International Relations, Department of anthropology and the department
of Criminology. The move was however to affect only 660 students in
their third and fourth years of study in the aforementioned departments.
The move was however questioned by a large section of the students affected. One of the views expressed concerning the matter was that it was pointless inconveniencing 660 students in their final years or nearing the completion of their studies by relocating them yet the number moved was hardly significant to make any real difference in creating room for the accommodation of over 5000 incoming freshmen.
Another issue of concern raised by the students was that the accommodation in the city was far too expensive as well as the cost of living. Students also expressed concerns about their safety as they would be living in off-campus hostels and wanted to be guaranteed that they would be provided with security once they are moved to City Campus. However, there are those who were infuriated by the decision citing lack of diplomacy as they felt that they should have been consulted by the administration and the students’ union before implementing the decision.
The information posted by the outgoing student’s leader James Okumu however indicated that the campus administration will subsidize the cost of meals within the City Campus and that the University was looking for hostels suitable for student accommodation which would be communicated later on.
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Maseno City Campus building (Varsity Plaza)
The move was however questioned by a large section of the students affected. One of the views expressed concerning the matter was that it was pointless inconveniencing 660 students in their final years or nearing the completion of their studies by relocating them yet the number moved was hardly significant to make any real difference in creating room for the accommodation of over 5000 incoming freshmen.
Another issue of concern raised by the students was that the accommodation in the city was far too expensive as well as the cost of living. Students also expressed concerns about their safety as they would be living in off-campus hostels and wanted to be guaranteed that they would be provided with security once they are moved to City Campus. However, there are those who were infuriated by the decision citing lack of diplomacy as they felt that they should have been consulted by the administration and the students’ union before implementing the decision.
The information posted by the outgoing student’s leader James Okumu however indicated that the campus administration will subsidize the cost of meals within the City Campus and that the University was looking for hostels suitable for student accommodation which would be communicated later on.
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