Stop punishing students, TCU officials must come out clean

Mbarouk –Tabora

The TCU’s decision to blacklist 8,000 students lacks merit because, in the first place, it was involved in their enrolment, and they were offered places based on their academic qualifications.

It really appears that the fifth phase government is downplaying efforts by the previous administrations to fight ignorance, one of the three enemies declared by the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.

Instead of narrowing the chances of students seeking to join institutions of higher learning, the authorities should focus on supervising and monitoring the quality of education provided.

The country still need many experts in various fields, so it must not stand in the way of those seeking higher education studies.

John Raphael – Dar

This is a case of TCU punishing innocent students for the mistakes it committed. The institution is the one responsible for admitting students who have met the requirements for admission into universities. As such, the commission should take responsibility instead on victimising students.

Victoria Mallya – Arusha

It is evident that some people are just working to impress top authorities in government, even if it means victimising students along the way. This TCU ‘clean-up’ exercise is not aimed at the right people. TCU officials should be punished for admitting students who don’t meet qualifications. They abused their offices.

Fortunatus Lukunguru – Dodoma

The government should investigate what exactly transpired in the whole saga to identify the root of the problem and take all those responsible to task.

It does not make sense to punish students for this because they did not enroll themselves. There are records that can help track down all the officials involved, and these are the people to be punished.

SOURCE: THE CITIZEN