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It is now 6 days since Technical University of Mombasa Was closed down indefinitely following clashes that Marred the Presidential Elections.NewsClinton has learnt that a meeting that was scheduled on Tuesday failed to take place, leaving the students fraternity guessing.The meeting had been touted as the beginning of the reopening process which would normalize operations in the institution once again. It is not clear why the administration moved with speed to close down the institution, bearing in mind that in 2019,the students held a strike for nearly a whole week but the institution remained open.President elect Kelvin Songa weighed in on the matter last week, describing the impromptu closure of the university  as the most responsible thing to do under such circumstances. Yesterday,the incoming secretary general,Mr Samomo bouyed the students' spirits when he took to his WhatsApp status assuring students that a memo detailing reopening dates is expected before the week ends. Whet...

  After 4 days of immense tension and social media hyping,Missing TUM student Dan Sichei has been found by DCI officers at Kongowea Market,in his friend's house. "Sichei has been smoked out of his Kongowea hideout and is now being held at Makupa Police Station," reads a statement sent in TUMSA security WhatsApp group. Sichei,whose sudden disappearance prompted mass demonstrations,went missing on Wednesday last week after a strike following elections duspute.According to sources,Sichei was arrested this afternoon at 1 pm and straightway taken to Makupa Police Station where he is expected to be in police custody to aid in investigations. According to a source who spoke just after the resurfacing of Sichei, students who have been leading in the strike may face disciplinary cases if after investigations,they are found on the wrong side of the coin. This comes even as Technical University of Mombasa's senate board sits tomorrow (Monday) to determine the reopening dates for...

                                  The stalemate over the ongoing Election dispute at Technical University of Mombasa took a fresh twist Thursday when Transformative Alliance said they haven't so far rejected or accepted the results of the just concluded polls.Speaking on phone with NewsClinton, Transformative Alliance running mate Nelly Ondicho said that they will issue an official statement soon that will outline their stand. Ms Ondicho,who declined an interview with Al shifaa Radio,faulted the media for making it appear that the contest was between Supreme Alliance and Transformative Alliance.She wondered why The invincible Alliance was left out of the equation. This comes even as Dan Sichei's whereabouts still remain a mystery.On Thursday, students from both sides of the political divide united in urging the relevant authorities to help them find him.Dan Sichei is alleged to have gone missing on Wedn...

                     Technical University of Mombasa 's President elect Kelvin Songa has applauded the university for the immediate closure of the institution following chaos that marred the better part of Wednesday, saying that under such circumstances,it was the right thing to do.Speaking to Al shifaa Radio this morning after University Election Commission (UEC) declared him winner of the polls in which his competitors boycotted ,urged calm among the students even as tectonic forces continue shaking the university. Mr Songa's victory led to demos from a section of students who are believed to be his opponents.Messages seen by NewsClinton circulating in WhatsApp groups showed that the agrieved parties believe the elections were not conducted in a free and fair manner. "Due to a lack of transparency in the just concluded delegates elections, we call upon all comrades to assemble at Buxton point at exactly 8:00 am. No one has the mon...

Photo Courtesy   Nothing motivated me like those alumni who came to our highschool and introduced themselves as so and so, doing Bachelor in Broadcast Journalism and mass communication. All I wanted was the title-Bachelor. So I went for it, unfortunately as life happens, it happened  I landed in a diploma in mass communication, in the Technical University of Mombasa,mh not bad. My journey in Campus set off a new face for a lot of things in my life. Campus made me  be myself for I had everything under my control except the fee ofcourse which my parents took care of. The freedom, the joy of interacting with friends, the new ideas and new mind opening concepts, the eagerness to learn and put into practice  they all add up to the good side of my campus life. With all the enthusiasm I entered campus with a start, tasting everything for the first time. I lived in my own utopia. I really used to be under my parents yoke. So here I was walking alone at night from a party, go...

   Photo courtesy According to World Bank 75% of Kenya's population is youth and they have the energy, creativity and enterpreneurship skills that can drive and create demand for goods and services especially during this digital economy. Kenya can position itself to benefit from its youthful demographic using the government's Big Four Agenda. When it invests in attaining food security affordable homes, accelerating manufacturing and ensuring affordable healthcare, youth benefit directly.  Creating jobs through manafuacturing will create a demand for food and housing and once a family is started it will require healthcare that meets their needs. Kenya's youth need to inaculate a habit of self dependency. They need to shift from this historical sensatiolization that education will position them in well-paying jobs and understand that education ought to prepare them create jobs by using their creativity starting with start-ups also use their talents to create money things th...