CONGRATULATIONS AS KUHES WELCOMES FIRST COHORT AFTER DELINKING OF UNIMA

[Limbani Nsapato]

Congrats to the Council, Vice Chancellor and Staff of Kamuzu
University of Health Sciences (KUHES) for welcoming first cohort of
students after the delinking of UNIMA. This is a great milestone.
Wishing you all the best as you innovate to address teething problems.
More details in attached scanned news article.
Regards,
Dr. Limbani E. Nsapato

On 5/4/21, Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The legacy of UNIMA will always remain. Chanco will succeed in
> re-branding Unima to be rejuvenated, have more impact.
> Positivity will yield better results than negativity. 10 years from
> now, we will sing a song of success, just like we are doing for LUANAR
> now.
>
>
> On 5/4/21, Levi Manda <adman...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> RIP UNIMA 1965 -2021
>>
>> AGE AT DEATH: 55 years
>>
>> DIED Of: Politicisation and fake consultation
>>
>> LAST WORDS: We loved you, but THE PAID UNDUNDLERS loved you more.
>>
>> To be missed by all your genuine offspring.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 4, 2021, 2:23 PM Prof Lewis Dzimbiri <
>> proflewi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations to all new universities is quite in order. Good luck and
>>> all the best!
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 9:57 AM Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's 4 May 2021 today, and by the notice in the gazette (attached)
>>>> published by the Hon Minister of Education, Malawi University of
>>>> Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Kamuzu University of Health
>>>> Sciences (KUHES) and University of Malawi (UNIMA) - rebranded, can now
>>>> begin to breathe as new Universities.
>>>>
>>>> As stakeholders we expect efficiency, increased enrolment, quality,
>>>> high level research and community outreach, self-reliance and better
>>>> ranking on the Higher Education Ladder at Africa and World levels. We
>>>> have LUANAR as an example after delinking from UNIMA.
>>>>
>>>> Going forward, Government through Ministry of Education and Ministry
>>>> of Finance is expected to provide initial substantial funding for this
>>>> commencement in the forthcoming 2021/22 budget. However, of immediate
>>>> importance we need government to announce Councils for the New
>>>> Universities as the Transitional Unit works out modalities of ensuring
>>>> a smooth transition and landing. When Councils are announced, they
>>>> should facilitate recruitment and/or appointment of Vice Chancellors,
>>>> Registrars and other important posts to help govern the new
>>>> universities.
>>>>
>>>> Once again, congrats MUBAS, KUHES, and UNIMA.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Limbani.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/28/21, Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Esteemed colleagues,
>>>> > Just sharing the good news of the gazeting of the commencement of new
>>>> > Universities following delinking of UNIMA. From 4 May 2021 we have
>>>> > CHANCO operating as UNIMA, Poly as MUBAS and COM and KCN as KUHES.
>>>> > See
>>>> > attached press release and scan of the government gazette
>>>> > publication.
>>>> > Wishing all the best to the management of the colleges all best as
>>>> > they facilitate smooth transition from College to Universities...
>>>> > remember to be creative and innovative and succeed. Let's not repeat
>>>> > the governance mistakes of the past.
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> > Limbani
>>>> >
>>>> > On 2/18/21, Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> Colleagues find attached great News, for the nation. We need the new
>>>> >> Universities. Unbundling of UNIMA has been long overdue. Looking
>>>> >> forward to the promise of commencement date.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Regards,
>>>> >> Limbani.
>>>> >> On 1/26/21, Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>> Find attached
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On 1/25/21, Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>>> Colleagues,
>>>> >>>> Please find attached the legal opinion, which in my view misled
>>>> >>>> Unima
>>>> >>>> Council to reverse the decision by Parliament to enact new Acts
>>>> >>>> repealing the old Unima Act and establishing new Universities.
>>>> >>>> The opinion in my view is calling for lawlessness. The opinion
>>>> >>>> should
>>>> >>>> take note that Parliament is a law-making institution. When the
>>>> >>>> proposals for delinking reached Parliament, Council surrendered
>>>> >>>> its
>>>> >>>> powers to the People's representatives. And council has no powers
>>>> >>>> to
>>>> >>>> reverse Parliament position unless through legal process, which
>>>> >>>> has
>>>> >>>> not yet taken place.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Moreover, how did LUANAR come about? Can the present Council
>>>> >>>> reverse
>>>> >>>> the decision that led to creation of LUANAR through a similar
>>>> process?
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> I feel that for now the Minister of Education or the President
>>>> >>>> should
>>>> >>>> not be misled by Council on issues that concern Parliament. What
>>>> >>>> should happen is for the Minister to Gazette the commencement date
>>>> for
>>>> >>>> the delinked colleges to start operating as new Universities while
>>>> >>>> Chanco retains UNIMA. And i think the Minister of Education has no
>>>> >>>> choice now.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Regards,
>>>> >>>> Limbani.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> On 1/25/21, kingsleykapito <kingsle...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>>>> For some reason, I have always of the opinion shared by Prof
>>>> >>>>> Kamchedzera.
>>>> >>>>> I
>>>> >>>>> don't remember the main stockholders of the university ever
>>>> >>>>> meaningfully
>>>> >>>>> consulted. I'm talking about its academics, the students and the
>>>> >>>>> alumni
>>>> >>>>> community. That's just one aspect of that whole endeavor. Others,
>>>> see
>>>> >>>>> other
>>>> >>>>> issues, like the one the Prof detailed in his opinion series as
>>>> >>>>> seen
>>>> >>>>> on
>>>> >>>>> Facebook. Yes, growing universities out of these colleges may be
>>>> >>>>> of
>>>> >>>>> importance, but the idea was, in my opinion, implement in
>>>> >>>>> dishonest.
>>>> >>>>> Sent
>>>> >>>>> from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note9.
>>>> >>>>> -------- Original message --------From: Chatonda Mtika
>>>> >>>>> <cmt...@gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> Date: 1/24/21 22:52 (GMT+02:00) To: HigherEdMalawi
>>>> >>>>> <highere...@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [HigherEdMalawi]
>>>> CSEC
>>>> >>>>> STATEMENT ON UNIMA COUNCIL POSITION ON DELINKING esteemed
>>>> >>>>> educators,garton
>>>> >>>>> kamchedzera has written a very insightful piece on this topic.
>>>> >>>>> i'mcurious
>>>> >>>>> to
>>>> >>>>> see how many have read it and what their thoughts are. i
>>>> >>>>> don'thave
>>>> any
>>>> >>>>> dog
>>>> >>>>> in this fight. i am malawian and did spend a couple of
>>>> >>>>> yearsteaching
>>>> >>>>> at
>>>> >>>>> the
>>>> >>>>> polytechnic where i witnessed the problems that are at the core
>>>> >>>>> of
>>>> >>>>> what
>>>> >>>>> started this process first hand. like any right minded person,i'm
>>>> >>>>> looking
>>>> >>>>> for the best way to resolve this.respectfully,- cOn Fri, Jan 22,
>>>> 2021
>>>> >>>>> at
>>>> >>>>> 12:34 PM Limbani Nsapato <lnsa...@gmail.com> wrote:Colleagues,
>>>> >>>>> Please find attached CSEC statement. As a bonus i have attached
>>>> >>>>> Delinking Report and UNIMA Reform Study report by MIM, as well as
>>>> >>>>> a
>>>> >>>>> footnote from Prof Dzimbiri in form of the email below.
>>>> >>>>> Regards,
>>>> >>>>> Limbani
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> On 9/30/20, Prof Lewis Dzimbiri <proflewi...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>> This debate is interesting. Some of us who have worked with
>>>> >>>>>> UNIMA
>>>> for
>>>> >>>>>> 27
>>>> >>>>>> years have a lot of information for the justification of
>>>> >>>>>> delinking,
>>>> >>>>>> which
>>>> >>>>>> of course is not for today.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> That justification convinced the then Reform Commission to
>>>> >>>>>> give
>>>> >>>>>> support
>>>> >>>>>> to the then UNIMA Council, University and College Management to
>>>> >>>>>> facilitate
>>>> >>>>>> the process of delinking to this day. It will be retrogressive
>>>> >>>>>> to
>>>> >>>>>> begin
>>>> >>>>>> asking questions which were adequately addressed in those
>>>> >>>>>> days,
>>>> >>>>>> today
>>>> >>>>>> because Government is delaying in pronouncing the commencement
>>>> date.
>>>> >>>>>> Rather than speculating on why there is a delay, it would be
>>>> logical
>>>> >>>>>> to
>>>> >>>>>> inquire into the correct reasons from the Ministry of Education.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> For purposes of widening access which is one of the benefits
>>>> >>>>>> of
>>>> the
>>>> >>>>>> delinking an example can be illustrative.is the way. When
>>>> >>>>>> Bunda
>>>> was
>>>> >>>>>> being
>>>> >>>>>> delinked from UNIMA in 2011, it had less than 2000 students and
>>>> >>>>>> a
>>>> >>>>>> few
>>>> >>>>>> programmes. 8 years later the number of students grew to 13,500
>>>> >>>>>> and
>>>> >>>>>> the
>>>> >>>>>> number and level programmes has expanded tremendously.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Of course there both merits and demerits in borth federal
>>>> arrangement
>>>> >>>>>> and
>>>> >>>>>> the delinking. These were adequately discussed and had convinced
>>>> >>>>>> officials
>>>> >>>>>> at various levels of Government machinery. That is why each new
>>>> >>>>>> university
>>>> >>>>>> has by May 3rd 2019, an Act ready to function as a legal
>>>> framework
>>>> >>>>>> for
>>>> >>>>>> the universities.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> I fully support Dr Nsapato school of thought and I thought that
>>>> >>>>>> is
>>>> >>>>>> the
>>>> >>>>>> proper reading of the stakeholders in the delinked and newly
>>>> created
>>>> >>>>>> universities, who are waiting a Commencement date.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Lewis Dzimbiri
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 25 Sep 2020, 21:30 Limbani Nsapato, <lnsa...@gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> This is a clarion call for government to complete the delinking
>>>> >>>>>>> of
>>>> >>>>>>> Unima
>>>> >>>>>>> and create Mubas, Kuhes, and New Unima at Chanco. Creativity
>>>> >>>>>>> and
>>>> >>>>>>> innovation
>>>> >>>>>>> will happen upon commencement of these new universities .
>>>> Parliament
>>>> >>>>>>> already approved the delinking bill in 2019; colleges have
>>>> >>>>>>> worked
>>>> >>>>>>> tirelessly to prepare for the delinking. The ministry of
>>>> >>>>>>> finance
>>>> has
>>>> >>>>>>> rewarded the efforts so far by providing separate votes for the
>>>> new
>>>> >>>>>>> universities in the 2020/20 budget. So why not appoint Councils
>>>> >>>>>>> of
>>>> >>>>>>> these
>>>> >>>>>>> universities and let higher education flow? Ministry of
>>>> >>>>>>> Education,
>>>> >>>>>>> please
>>>> >>>>>>> gazette the commencement date now.
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> The newly appointed council of Unima will be operating in
>>>> >>>>>>> uncertainty
>>>> >>>>>>> on
>>>> >>>>>>> how to manage a Unima in transition!!
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> Please!
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>>> Limbani Nsapato
>>>> >>>>>>>
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