CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS 2025 UASU MAASAI MARA 2026 AGM.

Sorry for the delay in AGM this should have taken place last year. The long strike and many meetings with management and marathon classes took a lot of the space. Also court cases on the constitution brought some uncertainty.

It is one year since Maasai Mara Chapter granted me the mandate to be the union chair. Accept my gratitude for giving me the opportunity to serve you. Our union culture has been to perform beyond the expectations. We have been known as a chapter to benchmark with due to our exemplary performances. This has happened because of our deliberate deviation from the habit of embracing retrogressive the status quo. Our great drive to renovate and creative endeavors are at the top notch. Indeed MMARAU chapter has a great history that deserves to be in the Hall of Fame where our many achievements can be paraded not only for other Kenyan unions to learn from but to also share with the world the way to achieve.

The short span I have been an elected chapter chair, I have successfully guided the meetings, deliberations and overseen the general running of the union affairs. Together with my other colleagues, we have ensured our discussions have come to fruitful conclusions. The sole purpose of the UASU is to take care of the members’ welfare. We, your elected union officials, listen to your needs. In short not only are your voices heard but quick action is taken. For instance colleagues have gotten their deserved promotions; we have gotten our CBA arrears even some which appeared forgotten. In the same spirit I am confident all our dues will be paid. Our delayed internal CBA is at the tail end, we have been very firm in demanding what you have requested us to get. The medical care and facilities is still in our struggles, there is a committee that has been indefatigably working on it. Delay in remittances for our deductions such as; statutory, Sacco, pension and many others has been at the top of our agenda. I am glad to report that we have made a great leap and reap.

We need to celebrate our union getting an office outside the university but accessible since it is near the main gate. During the strike colleagues got a place to put the heads together. This autonomy is another milestone for our union. The premise is well furnished with wifi. This is the place we hold our meetings .We are no longer customers of hotels. This has enabled a smooth running of the union. Every time we envision improvement. 

The union is passionately concerned with the high levels of stress related to working conditions. They  could be emanating from: unmanageable teaching loads, setting and marking exams, delayed part time payments and many others. The named setbacks can cascade to family life. The union still insists on dons taking leave like other university workers, a break without marking or other university cares. We take our deliberation to the management to make them aware of our plight. We have been give hearing.

It may be difficult to avert industrial action especially when it comes to demanding for our rightful pay. Dons, we need to improve on time management.

Finally, as we go for elections, may I take this opportunity to thank those who have offered to serve the colleague with diligence. Thank you colleagues for accepting our leadership and giving us tasks to perform for you. Let us conduct the coming campaigns with decorum befitting our chapter. My dear comrades and electorates, allow nothing to come between you and good delivering leadership. Let us uphold political hygiene in all our under taking. The union is grounded in maxim; education that liberates and our university’s motto: Eng’no e Puaan(Knowledge for prosperity)

Solidarity forever!

Faith Wambogo Njeru

UASU Chairperson, Maasai Mara University Chapter

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