Omulloh Augo: This is just the start

There are conflicting views about this man. While some view him as a reformist, some view him as an extremist who is looking for a reason to get at loggerheads with the university administration. His name came to the light last year when he unsuccessfully tried to petition the former chairperson Mr. John Wanjiru to convene an AGM.  Mr Wanjiru declined claiming that the petition papers did not have student’s registration numbers.

What followed was a long tussle between Mr Augo and Mr Wanjiru that saw the latter accuse Mr Augo for incitement. Mr Augo argues that the constitution stipulates that the AGM should be held at least once a year.  The reason for people not putting their registration numbers on the petition according to him is that people feared victimization.

“People should not think that I am going to fight the administration but I am going to represent them in every corner of the institution, " 

He says he believes in consultation, tolerance, dialogue and most of it all he is liberal. He also says he likes consensus building.

“I believe in leadership where people’s mandate and views take precedence,” he told me.

So how is going to serve the students if he is elected? He told me if he elected he would ask for the long holiday be scraped He said that space should not be an issue since the administration has intakes after every four months.  He also promised to advocate for more lecture rooms, computers, accommodation.

“You and I know that what we need in this university is not a supermarket, hotel, swimming pool or sort of business “

He also stated that students need an effective catering and not a mess where 3 pieces of bread cost 10 shillings. He said a social hall should be built.  The current social hall also doubles as the mess.

On the arbitral hiking of rents by proprietors, he promised to put an end to that. The last council was unable to rein the proprietors a fact that saw rents increase tremendously.

He also promises to make sure that students were given their provisional transcripts in good time. Last semester students had to on long holiday without their transcripts.

The biggest part for Mr Augo is to convince the electorate to elect him in.Will this be the start of Augo or the end of him? We have to wait and see.