Kyambogo University students continue to struggle to muster the new academic information management system (AIMS) that was developed to replace the previous encampus system.

Students are supposed to use AIMS to pay fees, register and print examination permits ahead of end of semester exams next week. However, ever since its inception early this semester, students have found difficulties logging in, variation in results and fees.

Nabunnya Annet, a second year student of Library and Information Technology says that it’s very hard for her and her colleagues to log into their accounts and view their results since the system is complicated, especially to those who do not have  information technology skills. She adds that this has left many questioning why the university administration introduced such a complicated system.

Ainebyona Mercy, a year one student of Education, says that the system is not favourable at all because she personally did not know about the reference numbers despite being a new student with in the campus. Ainebyona adds, “I did not even know where the office in which I could access my reference number was.” She says it took her one month minus paying her tuition.

But Elvis Nuwabine, the academic affairs minister in Kyambogo University says that students who are complaining about the system are those who have done late payment and at this time, the system is working on pressure since most students do last minute payments hence congesting the system.

On the issue of accessing results, Nuwabine says that most of the students complaining about failure to access their results are those who have forgotten  passwords to their accounts and this has left many cursing the system.

In addition to the above, the Kyambogo University administration has directed students to print out their examination permits from the” AIMS “and many wonder how they will do this with an ineffective portal.

In the confusion yesterday, Friday, police had to fire teargas to disperse students who wanted to stage a strike.

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