Nothing to smile about; Maseno Students say

Maseno University main entrance. [Photo/buzzkenya.com]

     Maseno University students now say that there is nothing to be happy for, except their academics.
     Some claim that the institution has done less to ensure there is development.
     'The university boasts to be the only university on the Equator, yet we have very few lecture halls', lamented a third year student in Maseno.
     Maseno University has been faced with several ills in the recent past. One of them being high level of insecurity and the student body has blamed the institution for this. 'There are few hostels and some of us are forced to stay outside the University', said Ndavera, a Media student, who also added that if the Varsity had put down clear strategies to accommodate all the student, then cases of insecurity would be unheard of.
     Failure by the Institution also to conduct a proper student election has also been cited as a way to make the student body weak; which should be the most powerful organization in the university.
     Dennis Kheri, the current director of sports said that they have waited long enough for the university to hold the Executive elections but in vain. 'It has been two months down the line, but nothing that has been done. We are going to push for the executive election to be as soon as we come back in January', he said.
     Students also say that there are less recreational and few sporting facilities and activities going on. Sharon, who is a fourth year student says that her skills in swimming have gone down following the absence of a swimming pool in the institution, saying that she has to travel to Kisumu to swim during weekends,which is very expensive for her.
     However, Maseno university boasts of giving quality education to it's students. 'This is a superb university. Although we have challenges, the lecturers are committed to their work and that's why we produce quality graduates', says a lecturer at the university.