21 former students of Uganda Christian University who graduated with the Bachelor of Nursing Science degree on October 30, 2015 at Mukono have sued the institution, The Observer reports Friday.
The group reportedly claims that their nursing degrees were dismissed as fake by the nurses and midwives regulatory body and are thus seeking Shs 900m in damages.
According to them, the Observer reports that the regulatory body rejected their degrees because the programme (Bachelor of Nursing Science degree) was not duly accredited.
It has also revealed that the students were admitted for bachelor of nursing degrees at the four institutions yet they had not passed the key principal subjects of Chemistry and Biology at A-level, as set by the National Council for Higher Education.
In their suit filed on July 26, 2017 at Mukono, the Observer notes that the 21 who are led by Ivan Walukhu and Frida Chebet, accuse the university of unapologetically siphoning tuition and other fees from them over the course of eight semesters despite knowing that it had “phony accreditation and illicit admission policies.”
“Besides the impairment of each plaintiff’s earning capacity, as well as job and training opportunities lost due to the defendant’s breach and/or misrepresentation, the plaintiffs have continuously been embarrassed and vexed when questions are raised about their qualifications by various stakeholders. As a result, the plaintiffs have suffered from distress, humiliation, embarrassment, anxiety, psychological harm and career stagnation, hence the claim for general damages,” the plaint says.
Given that they did not receive legitimate degrees at the end of the four-year programme, the 21 contend that there has been a total failure of accountability, breach of trust and unjust enrichment by UCU.
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