It is examination time at Makerere University; as usual the
season can’t go without malpractices. My un-manned aerial vehicles have landed
on crucial information. On Friday 23rd this month, Bachelor of
Commerce External second year students got a statistics paper before sitting
for it. This now became a past paper.
Luckily, the management came to about it via a section of
grieved students who reported the issue. They reported it because they
requested those who had it to share it with them and they refused.
What they (management) did was to cancel that paper and set
another one for students. The paper which was supposed to commence at 8:00
started at about 11:00.
There many hows and whats we need to ask about University Management
and it policy on eradicating malpractice.
But really how come that at Harvard of Africa as we usually
term it a student accesses a paper before sitting for it??. This question is
complicated I can’t dare to answer it
Before the management boosting around and threatening to
expel students who cheat, does it know that there are lope holes in its system?
I was struck beyond imagination by my source when I asked
details about cheating. My source asked me whether I want to expose them;
automatically I said yes, she argued that if I do so, I would land them into a
pot of hot water since they would be trailed. The best I could do was offer her
protection.
More so my source heard rumours around that they B.com
students accessed another paper today (Sunday) before sitting for it though she
could not verify it independently. She promised to feed us with valid
information possibly soon.
Ssali Godfrey, I emotionally thought about slapping you when
we sent you on Friday (same day when this fatal exam hoaxing took place) to
discuss the same issue of exam malpractice on Radio One. It was a total sham
for you to defend Makerere University saying that there is no cheating. I am sure you know more. No wonder they
branded you as Tamale Mirundi who can defend a black pen arguing that it is
red. I will not slap you-I forgive like a father forgiving his son but what you
said was sham.
I don’t condone cheating but condemn it.
Shame on you Makerere University Management
John Blanshe M is a second year Journalism and Communication
student at Makerere University
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