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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticised the administration of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) after a student-organised forum was abruptly cancelled.

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticised the administration of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) after a student-organised Law, Policy and Governance forum was abruptly cancelled.

In an update on Thursday, September 17, Sifuna said he had travelled to the university’s Karen campus after receiving an invitation from the student leadership to attend the inaugural forum.

According to the Senator, the event was cancelled after the invited participants arrived, with the delegation subsequently denied access to the institution.

Sifuna expressed his displeasure over the decision, describing the cancellation as unnecessary and uncalled for.

"We came to JKUAT Karen on the invitation of the student leadership for their Inaugural Law, Policy and Governance forum but the Administration has abruptly 'cancelled' the event and denied us access to the institution. Totally uncalled for," he wrote.

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File image of the JKUAT Karen Campus

This comes months after Sifuna and seven other individuals were denied entry into Angola.

The group of politicians and activists from Uganda, Kenya, Ukraine and Ethiopia was expected to arrive at Luanda’s 4 de Fevereiro International Airport today, Thursday, March 13.

Their visit had been facilitated by the President of UNITA, Angola's main opposition party, Adalberto Costa Júnior, who had invited them to the country.

However, upon arrival, they were blocked from entering the country by Angolan authorities.  

"UNITA President Adalberto Costa invited us to Angola. The government has denied us entry!" Sifuna wrote on X.

Sifuna attached a letter indicating that a formal request for border visas for the group had been submitted to Angola’s Migration and Foreign Services by UNITA’s presidential office.

The letter, signed by Chief of Staff Lucas Tomás Nhanyula, assured Angolan authorities that UNITA would take full responsibility for the visitors’ stay in the country.

"They will enter the country tomorrow, March 13, 2025, at the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport. The Office of the President of UNITA declares responsibility for their stay in Angola," the letter read.

Other individuals accompanying Sifuna are Sharif Ssenyonjo Najja (Uganda), Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi (Uganda), Cirino Hiteng Ofuho (Kenya), Oleksandr Omelchuk (Ukraine), Andriy Marasin (Ukraine) and Merera Gudina Jefi.