Nigel Mugamu the founder of 263Chat has rejected an honorary degree from obscure British institution called the Commonwealth University. The institution asked him to pay $3 500 to enable him to attend a leadership seminar before the graduation ceremony. Sir Nige, as Mugamu is better known on social media, rejected the offer. Explaining on Twitter, Mugamu said:
I have 2 biz (business) degrees that I worked hard to get. Why would I pay money 4 PhD?
MDC-T vice-president, Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer by profession snubbed a similar offer from the same institution saying:
I believe in working and achieving and, if I am going to be awarded, it has to be done from a respectable university.
However, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority boss, Karikoga Kaseke accepted a similar honorary degree from the Commonwealth University.