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How come UNIMA is headed by you know what. The guys at the top are non entities as far as UNIMA academic ladder is concerned. These so called bosses e.g. chair Wirima wrongly referered to as Prof., when he is in fact Ass. Prof; Prof. Saka – Vice Chancellor and Prof Al Nteje- Pro Vice Chancellor have never ever been heads of department, deans, vice principal or principal at UNIMA colleges- CoM and CHANCO respectively. Worse still, the UNIMA Registrar Malunga was just a mere Chichewa teacher at Box 2. So how do we expect these brood of vipers to… Read more »
A well thought out argument, I must say. And I concur. But, I suggest, getting the President to be Chancellor is, by in itself, an injection of politics into the sphere of institution management. Certainly, the optics suggest so. It is time to even detach further these public institutions from government, by stopping this nonsense of the President being the Chancellor. No? This “Chancellorship” honor does not occur In the countries whose education we admire: Presidents and Prime Ministers do not take up this position. This does not absolve the political leaders of the ultimate responsibilities though, because these institutions… Read more »
Well explained. But the question is, does Parliament have the right to know what goes on in Public Universities? If yes, who is supposed/required to stand up in the August house and explain whatever it is that the honourable members think they deserve to know about these institutions? Or maybe there are some aspects of life that Parliament is not supposed to poke its collective nose into? Can someone out there clarify these seemingly simple things?
Mr Molande zomwe mwalembazi nchifukwa choti munthu akakhala pansana pa njobvu, amanena kuti kunja kulibe mame. Kungolemba zoduka mutu ngati ink simunamwenso. Inu zingodyani ku State Houseko and they will discard you like toilet paper once akamaliza using you. Muzawapeza anzanu munawasiya ku Chanco aja ambiri atakwelanso pomwe inu mukafikila munachokela paja. UNIMA council and management basically have no powers as long as Government has a big say on funding and who becomes a VC or councillor under the current system. Inu monga simukudziwa kuti Unima council raised fees only for government to shoot it down by siding with the… Read more »
Very interesting observation. Indeed Dr Bandai denied the university the kind of autonomy as you describe and that too was very bad. What you have not discussed is the sincerity of the intent on both personalities. From a distance you see Bandai realising the folly of unchecked freedoms in terms of the kind of development he wanted for this country. Needless to say that harshness saved a purpose for a particular moment’s need. Now the question is. Is government affording the university the autonomy because it believes in its benefits as opposed to abdication due to financial constraints. While your… Read more »