Daystar University students in rare boycott, protest on Twitter
Students of Daystar University boycotted classes on Thursday to protest fee hikes and dilapidated facilities.
The boycott affected its Valley Road and Athi River campuses and is being led by officials of the Daystar University Students’ Association (Dusa).
The students claim that despite paying high school fees, the institution has substandard facilities.
They flooded Twitter to share details of the bad services they have been getting.
The students union officials say they want Vice Chancellor Timothy Wachira to step down due to “mismanagement of funds and misplaced priorities.”
The officials said the boycott will continue until they meet the University’s council because “the vice chancellor can’t handle” their grievances.
Here is how the students expressed themselves on social media.
Presence of GSU officers at Athi River campus @SHINEFM103 @InvoNewspaper @DCF_Athi @ntvkenya @wmnjoya @DaystarAlumniDU @ntvkenya @DaystarUS @CiruMuriuki @citizentvkenya @Politicsavenue #daystaruniversityrot #daystarlivesmatter pic.twitter.com/9LkigiFI3j
— D.U.S.A (@DusaAthiRiver) November 16, 2017
Main gate.#daystarlivesmatter #daystaruniversityrot #togetherwestand @Mc_Cepha @SHINEFM103 @BettyMKyallo @thegrandvoice @LarryMadowo @wmnjoya @citizentvkenya @ntvkenya @noah_muhindi pic.twitter.com/hsQvcR2xWp
— D.U.S.A (@DusaAthiRiver) November 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/olemarex/status/931108679826407424
https://twitter.com/ItsOchieng/status/931095463381651457
#daystaruniversityrot #daystarlivesmatter
We are are resisting corruption and impunity at Daystar university. Help us expose the rot!!!!!— laticoketch (@laticoketch) November 16, 2017
We did not sign up for this.. Daystar University deserves way much better than this.. The VC and corporate affairs can keep caring about the reputation of this school @DaystarUS @StandardKenya @dailynation @citizentvkenya @KTNKenya #DaystarUniversityRot pic.twitter.com/LswfrVKfN6
— Tori (@grace_mulandi) November 16, 2017
Daystar university students boycott classes due to poor learning conditions in the school. Students protesting on Valley Road pic.twitter.com/BHp1qgSgES
— The African Voice (@teddyeugene) November 16, 2017