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UoN students threaten Monday demos over delayed SONU polls

University of Nairobi students have threatened to begin demonstrations on Monday against the varsity's alleged plans to push forward SONU elections.The students accused the university administration of conspiring to delay the polls until after August 8.Sonu chairman aspirants Ronnie Mamba, Mike Jacobs on Friday said this is being executed through amendments to the Sonu constitution.

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by JOSEPH NDUNDA, @Joseph_Ndunda

News21 January 2019 - 20:54
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SONU aspirants Ronnie Ayumba, Mike Jacobs (chairman) and Jamal Birkan (secretary general) during the press conference where they threatened to stage demos on Monday over delayed polls, Friday, March 31, 2017. /JOSEPH NDUNDA

University of Nairobi students have threatened to begin demonstrations on Monday against the varsity's alleged plans to push forward SONU elections.

The students accused the university administration of conspiring to delay the polls until after August 8.

Sonu chairman aspirants Ronnie Mamba, Mike Jacobs on Friday said this is being executed through amendments to the Sonu constitution.

They were joined by Jamal Birkan who is eyeing the position of secretary general.

"Why is it that the constitution of Sonu is being amended only weeks to elections?" Mamba asked.

"Why is it that 90 per cent of the amendments target Article 18 which focuses on elections?"

"We know this is an election year and there are interests from dark forces who don't want a strong Sonu which can hold the government to account."

They accused the UoN administration of colluding with the current Sonu officials to embezzle millions of shillings from the organisation.

"We wonder why students have not been issued with the report of the audited accounts as we had demanded," Mamba said.

"We shall exercise our right to picket and demonstrate day and night. We will dance on the road until we ensure Sonu is restored," Mamba said.

The students said they will take over the University Way, State House road and adjacent roads.

"We are asking the administration to kindly but urgently call for Sonu elections," Birkan said.

The students said they will paralyse business operations in the city centre until they are 'accorded their rights'.

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