By Chisomo Phiri
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has made a clarification of its student Fanizo Majamanda who is said to be withdrawn from the institution due to tuition fees challenge.
This comes after the institution has noted misreported stories circulating on social media and other media platforms about the alleged student.
In a clarification statement, the school’s management says, Fanizo was selected at the institution in 2018 and reported for registration as scheduled.
During the registration, he noted that his fellow students were presenting deposit slips as evidence of fees payment and since he had not paid his fees in advance, he decided to leave the campus the same day for home.
The statement adds that, Fanizo took this decision without contacting or alerting University Authority and that it took a well-wisher, a lady from Lilongwe who upon hearing his situation she contacted the University to consider re-admitting him as she and her colleagues had agreed to support him.
“With this request, Fanizo reported for studies at MUST in 2018, a year after his selection. And despite initially selected into a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, he asked to change programme and was registered for Bachelor of Science in Medical Microbiology.
“Once he registered, Fanizo never had any fees issues. However,within the academic year, he just disappeared on campus until this month when his stories made headlines on social media,” reads part of the statement.
MUST adds, “When asked, he indicated that he withdrew due to lack of funds for upkeep and that he had no internet enabling gadget. There was no mention of lack of tuition fees.
” As you can appreciate, this time, he also withdrew from campus without notifying any authorities about his situation”.
Meanwhile, the University has informed the well-wishers showing interest to support him in his areas of need that he has once again applied for re-admission and the University is considering his application.
The University has further advised the public to always seek clarification from the authorities if they get any request from any students or persons