UoN student leaders defend Klub36 foodjoint exposed as unhygienic

A section of University of Nairobi (UoN) student leaders are up in arms over media reports that claimed the students were eating food prepared in unhygienic conditions at a nearby food outlet. The student leaders characterized the report by a weekly publication as propaganda aimed at tainting the image of the institution and by extension the student fraternity.

Klub36 is in reality not a club as you could guess and as the name suggests.

It is an informal food joint along Mamlaka road near the University of Nairobi. The place is a hive of activities with numerous food kiosks trying to cope with the large number of customers, a majority of whom are UoN students.

When Ureport visited the joint, business was at its peak with students enjoy their meals at affordable prices.

“These students are intelligent enough to differentiate between hygienic and unhygienic food and Klub 36 is not under our control basing the fact that we abide by the law,” says Said Kuria the chairman of the Union of professional bodies at UoN.

 “Klub 36 feeds almost everyone in this corner of the town. Even most of the lecturers also enjoy meals at this place,” he added.

Allan Bunguswa, an International Relations student at the institution says he prefers the place because life on campus is not a walk in the park and one has to budget properly.

“I comfortably prefer taking my meals at Klub36 because food is readily available and I get to spend wisely and get satisfied at the end of the day, of course, I can’t enjoy my meals in unhygienic environments,” says Bunguswa

According to the student leaders, the article was biased meant to tarnish the good name of the institution. Basing on their arguments, the leaders claimed UoN does not operate any eatery by such a name but its run under the management of Nairobi City County.

Also, the students complained of the current economy saying the joint is affordable and pocket friendly that can sustain them. With 20 shillings, one can have a filling meal. But a publication by a weekly newspaper alleging that food served in the joint was unhygienic literally brought a bitter taste to the mouth of the students.

The students distanced themselves from the said food outlet adding that the university has its own affordable eateries. But the student leaders were however quick to defend Klub36, saying no one can dictate where they should take their meals. The student leaders are now demanding an apology from the publication.

To the worst extend in their view, the article distempered the mood of the students suggesting that every grievance raised by the students ought to be addressed through unnecessary rage and violent protests in the streets.