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DUPSA says it`s organising another Kabwe dialogue
2007-10-05 09:21:48
By Austin Beyadi
The Dar es Salaam University Political Science Students Association (DUPSA) and the Tanzania Students Networking Program (TNP) have claimed that the dialogue which was disrupted by the University of Dar es Salaam administration over the week end was politically motivated.
Speaking during a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the DUPSA Deputy Secretary General Mambo James said that the administration had earlier sanctioned the dialogue to take place in the University premises.
He said that the administration knew well in advance that the Kigoma North legislator, Zitto Kabwe and Saidi Mussa, were among the people who would present papers during the dialogue.
`The management agreed that Kabwe should come and present the paper only on the grounds that he should not talk about politics during the dialogue,` he said.
He said that Kabwe was not invited in the dialogue as a politician but rather as a former Dar es Salaam University Students Organisation leader who commands students` attention.
Kabwe was invited to present a paper on the role of a higher learning institution student to the society which he said did not have any political interests.
Mambo lamented that the University administration has demonstrated that it was under the influence of political parties.
He said that they were organising another dialogue for the Kigoma North legislator to present his paper whether the administration would like it or not.
`If the management insists that the dialogue should not take place at the UDSM campuses, it will be shifted to any higher learning institution,` he said.
He expressed disappointment over university management claims that the dialogue was organised without asking for permission from it.
On Saturday last week, the University of Dar es Salaam management stopped the higher learning students` organization to organise a dialogue at the university premises.
During the dialogue, Zito Kabwe and Saidi Mussa, were invited to present papers.
The stop order led to misunderstandings involving blocking of the entrances to the university by students.
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