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CAMPUS
FAMILY
WI L LY & M A RY:
PR E G N A N C Y I S
N O T T H E E N D
STUDENTS’ SAVIOUR:
KU’S SWIP PROGRAM IS THE BEST

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are two Campus students who can be
used as case study of reputable behavior
anywhere in the world. They opted not
to abort, an option admired bymany
Campus Students. Notably, the time
to take responsibility for our actions is
here with us.
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recently launched Student Work Induc-tion
Program. (SWIP). This arrangement,
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OCTOBER 2014
05 STUDENTS’ PROTESTS: IS
IT REALLY WORTH IT??
10 Kenyatta universi-ty
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12 ORGAN DONATION-HOW
TO SAVE A LIFE
14 BREAK UP SPEECH
32 KAMAU BILLUPS OMIDO’
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36 PERSONAL CONFESSION I WAS
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STUDENTS’ PROTESTS:
4.When security personnel intervene to restore order,
the results are always torturous. avoiding
IS IT REALLY WORTH IT??
END OF AN ERA
LONE FELIX: “MY LAST WORDS AS KUSA PRESIDENT”
1. Destruction of property and injury are the
main characteristics of any strike or protest
2. From experience, there is a lot of energy used in
protesting than exploring other avenues to be heard.
3. In groups, there might seem to be a lot of immunity,
however, when individualism sets in, reality dawns.

By Gabriel Dinda & All Senses Crew.
Hey, Felix congratulations for coming
this far, so how has it been?Thank you,
it has been a worth experience, full of
lessons and challenges, successes and
disappointments. But it was an honor to
serve.
Seemingly, your position as president
gave you both friends and enemies
in equal measure, what did you learn
from it? I learnt that leadership is ma-jorly
a sacrifice not privilege, especially
if you have a commitment to truth and
values. My office was a political one,
obtained by popular mandate, the reality
of it though, is that your decisions have
to be reason driven and not populist.I
however learnt also, that despite good
intention, you must truly value people
and communicate effectively.
(i) And finally, the most important
thing in leadership is values. When you
know what you stand for, and what you
believe in, you face challenges with more
ease. I have as a person chosen to stand
by what I believed in even when every-one
else doubted it, thankfully, most of
the time we were proved right.
Your tenure was rocked with a num-ber
of challenges. You remember the
strikes?? The TV interviews?? Howev-er,
you seemed composed throughout
this time, you must be a sober leader
right?Thank you for your suggesting
that I am sober (laughs) I actually do not
drink. On another note though, whenev-er
your decisions are backed by reason,
you have no need to worry. It always is
seen.
The definition of a sober leader,
however, has varied differently from
one place to another, so what is
your general view of a sober student
leadership??An honest leadership that
remains strictly committed to student
issues without sensation or unwarranted
populism. My Council and I have had to
face discontent students and disagree
with them. We risked becoming unpop-ular,
any politician’s worst nightmare,
I chose to live by honesty and pursuing
alternatives that will give result without
compromising our stability.
What greatest lesson did you learn
while in office which you would like
to pass to the new team?Be true to
your colleagues and self. Live the right
thing, even if painful, it earns respect
and gives results.
What is therefore, your last word as
KUSA president? As a student, I said
KU will bear a small mark of my con-tribution.
I feel we have elevated the
stature of a KU student, I pray that the
next team takes that stature to a whole
new level.
Lone Felix, (in a white shirt), with
his fiancé, Yvonne Mbula
(Miss Kenya Fire, 2014), when they
visited a children’s home.
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FACTS ABOUT KENYATTA UNIVERSITY’S
SWIP
(STUDENTS WORK
INDUCTION PROGRAM)
1.SWIP seeks to inculcate the necessary experience amongst
University students in an actual work environment. This
seeks to wipe away the half-baked tag in graduates.
2.It enables students to alternate work and study duration.
Both durations go up to five months each per academic year.
3. The students are expected to work like oth-er
employees, follow laid our regulations and
meet targets just like other employees.
4. Employers are expected to select the best
of the applicants in their own metrics.
5. The students are paid, just like other employees at a rate
agreed upon between the employer and the partner.
6. The on job training will not longer be a problem to employ-ers
as students will get the chance to learn while studying.
This will also reduce the money used in the training itself.
7. The employer will have the chance to assess the
quality of curriculum the university uses, hence pro-viding
chance of curriculum improvement.
8. It provides a ready(fully baked), hu-man
capital upon graduation.
9. Helps change the mindset of the students and
hence making them focused on the study towards
the fulfillment of the professional requirements.
10. Some companies which have signed to be part of
the program include Safaricom, Nation Media Group,
Britam, KCB, Family Bank,PwC, Ecobank, Co-op
Bank, ABC Bank, Seven Seas, Chandaria among oth-er
companies. The companies are 50 in total.
11. The program is available to all students( who meet the
requirements), in their Second year of study onwards.
12. The program started by absorbing at least 100 in July 2014.
13. The companies are given the liberty to choose the
most talented and innovative students to work for
them in different fields. Firms are provided with the ac-ademic
and discipline background of top learners. The
companies have the liberty to recruit the learners on a
permanent basis upon completion of their studies.

GUEST WRITER 2: HEALTH MATTERS
ORGAN DONATION
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
By Cerin Kizhakkethonttam,
University of Trier, Germany.
All humans seek a dignified life and all humans
have the right to bodily integrity. Article 43
of the Kenyan constitution (2010) guaran-tees
all Kenyans the right to health, but just
a few among the citizens is a healthy life granted. Many
people around the world are suffering severe illnesses,
which only can be healed through organ transplantation.
The concept of organ donation involves the removal of func-tioning
organs from the bodies of recently deceased persons
and implanting them in the bodies of sick and often terminally
ill persons. But this concept cannot be effective, if resources
are not provided. As long medical researches cannot produce
organs and tissues artificially, patients are determined on the
willingness of donating organs and tissues of healthy people.
However, this willingness remains timid and reserved not only
in Kenya but worldwide due to several reasons, like religious
and ethnic motives or due to the fear of organ trafficking.
There is a large gap between the numbers of willing do-nors
compared to those awaiting organ donations on a global
level. Germany as an example has a deceased donation rate
of less than 15 per one million citizens, but 12.000 adults
and children are waiting for an organ or tissue transplant.
This dilemma becomes even worse due to medical restriction.
Only recently deceased persons who have been diagnosed of
brain death can donate their organs. A collapse of the blood
circulation system, cancer, heart attacks, strokes or infections
mostly impact the whole body and therefore are strict-cut-off
criteria for donors. To become an organ donor one only has to
fill out a not registered organ donation card or can testimo-ny
his last will. Although this announce is not bound to high
requirements, there is a great lack of willingness to donate
organs. Therefore with every burial of ironically “healthy”
organs and tissues also the hope of so many patients dies.
The fear of organ trafficking must be controlled through
legislative structures. The Kenya National Patients Rights
Charter (2013) gives patients the right to donate their or-gans
upon their demise. There is no doubt a need to regulate,
monitor and control the organ and tissue transplant in the
light of forever emerging human rights, but besides there
is also a need to create an awareness and public participa-tion
to enable a better understanding for organ donation.
Moral and ethnic questions like “to whom my organs will
be donated”, “does the recipient has self-inflicted his health
situation due to the abuse of drugs and alcohol” or “can I
identify myself with the recipient” are often reasons which
suppress the empathy for the suffering patient. The film “The
Heart of Jenin” awarded by the BBC World Service Programme
can be an eye-opener to all who still doubt. A Palestinian boy
called Ahmed Khatib was shot by the Israeli Armed Forces just
because they misunderstood Ahmed toy gun for real. Despites
the continuously ongoing ethnic conflicts between Palestin-ians/
Moslems and Israel/Jewish the parents of the victim de-cided
to donate his organs inter alia to a Jewish girl. This docu-mentation
emphasize that an altruism donation of organs can
even cut across the boundaries of religion and ethnic groups. A
topic, which also might be of great interest for a multi-ethnic
country like Kenya, which often has to face tribalism conflicts.
On the other side in case of personal concern everyone
desire a high number of organ donation. So if we pluck up all
our courage, every one of us can be a lifesaver. Especially, if one
donor can serve up to 8 organs and therefore can rescue 8 lives.
After all, what can be said against sharing the high priority of a
healthy life we could enjoy our lifetime with others? Which gift
to humanity can be more enjoyable than providing a termi-nally
ill patient a second life? We shall follow Ahmed Kathib,
we shall overcome our fear and doubts for this act of chari-ty.
When we once depart of this world a piece of us can still
remain alive and can change the world in someone others life.
The Writer is a Law Undergradu-ate
student at University of Trier.
APPRECIATION WELL DESERVED
Dr. JM Nebe:
‘COLONISING’ KENYA WITH IDEAS’
BY GABRIEL DINDA AND SHEILA KOECH
Meet Dr. Nebe, a senior professor, Spa-tial
Planning and Development at Ger-many’s
University of Trier. He has
worked at the University for 50 years.
In addition, he has lived in Kenya
for 17 years. However, that is not the main story.
As part of his contribution to Kenya’s development , he
has carried out 15 research projects in Kenya in differ-ent
topics with a view to providing practical solutions to
the challenges facing Kenya. Most of the findings have
since been published and adopted by policy makers.
Joint Projects with Kenyatta University.
Every year, the 74 years old Professor collaborates with
Kenyatta University to unite students from both Universi-ty
of Trier and Kenyatta University to help in the research
under his supervision. This interaction of students from the
two countries he believes creates a good socio-cultural in-teraction
which is good for humanity. The K.U students are
coordinated from the Directorate of students affairs office.
Motivation Factor
‘Having lived in Kenya for 17 years, I saw a number of prob-lems
which required academic/research intervention. If
you look at tribalism for instance, there is no basis to it,
but why do people cherish it so much? Comparing Ken-ya
and Germany, ignited me to act to help Kenya in its
development agenda. I refused, to just come here to see
the wildlife then head back, I decided to do something,’
Dr. Nebe, says in an interview with All Senses Crew.
Financing the projects
In financing the projects, he says he uses corporates in Germa-ny
or the foundations in Kenya. He shares with them the ideas,
then requests for funding thereafter. Some, of course, buys
the ideas while others do not. He also uses internal financing
from students who pay a little amount to take part in the
projects. Both Universities are also partners to the projects.
Advice to Kenyans
The professor asserts that Kenya has a great potential in terms
of developing and solving its issues. However, he adds that the
realization of such goals require commitment from Kenyans,
he finds less sense in issues like Tribalism, negative ethnicity
etc. He wishes Kenyans to focus on developing their country.
In conclusion
When asked one thing which very few people know
about the Professor, he says that, not many people
know that his dear wife is a Kenyan from Siaya. In-deed,
even the All Senses Crew was shocked.
Previous Project Studies
2001: Liveable Streets in Nairobi-How Much noise is tolerable
2004: Slum Improvement for the Youth in Nairobi-A case Study.
2005: Slum Improvement for the Youth-In-come
Generating Activities-Needs
2006: Urban Waste Management: Cur-rent
Efforts and the Way Forward.
2007: Non-Formal Schools in the Slum of Nairobi.
2007: Water and Sanitation-A crucial Key Fac-tor
to Sustainable Development
2008: The Role of Sports in Community Em-powerment
and Development.
2009: Safer Neighborhoods in the Slums of Nai-robi;
Problems and Challenges.
2010: Disability and Development.
2012: Peace Building and Conflict management in Ken-ya
concerning the post Election Violence 2007/2008
2012: Microfinance-An Approach to Successful Poverty Reduction.
2013: Youth-Led Development in Ken-ya-
Challenges and Opportunities
2014: Women Empowerment in Kenya-Chal-lenges,
Opportunities and Prospects.
2014: Civic Engagement-A Glimmer of Hope? As-sessment
of Youth Programmes in Nairobi.
2015:(Expected): Health Care for the Poor in Nai-robi
Slums-Needs and Demands.

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BOMBER THEM WITH IMPORTED LOVE:
10 GERMAN NICKNAMES TO CALL YOUR SWEETHEART
By Beldine Andeso.
Are you tired of referring to your loved one as honey ,dear
,sweetheart, sugar plum, jam, blueband e.t.c? Do the above
names sound so obvious?No worries spice your relationship
with these 10 German nicknames to call your sweetheart.How-ever,
remember to explain the meaning as they could assume
they are names of your, ‘mpango’
1.Maus(Mouse)
Mice are rodents known for running around the house in
silent noises.Maus is a favourite nickname for children. It is
joyful moment when you are embraced by your loved one and
brings you much joy the same way a child does.The dimunitive
Mauschen(with an umlaut) is used as the most appropriate.
2.Hase(Bunny)
Abunny is a child’s word for rabbit.Bunnies are cuter than
mice.This is suitable for that special person who is always happy
when around you and is your number one cheerleader.In this
case the dimunitive Haschen is used.
3.Barchen(little )
Barchen,a little bear is a catchy nickname reserved for wom-en
only.However it is also used for men who have tummies that
look like they could be full of honey –and are perfect for cud-dling
up on.
4.Mausbar(with an umlaut)
Seems like die Deutschen ran out of cute nicknames for their
sweethearts.Mausbar means mousebear.I suggest you don’t get
offended when your dear calls you mausbar because it is all in
the name of love.
5.Schnecke(Snail)
Ladies like saying ‘Flattery will get nowhere’ when playing
hard-to-get.Honestly to be called ‘Schnecke’, a slow,sticky and
slimy animal is less flattering.Snails have got shells and maybe
guys are aiming to get under the shells.So watch out
6.Schnucki
This is just a cute-sounding word that the Germans came up
with therefore it has got no English translation.Sounds more
like ‘Snooka’ right?Again I’ve got no idea what that means.
7.Perle(Pearl)
Pearl is a hard shiny white ball that forms inside an oyster’s
shell.Mainly accorded to someone who has been conquered.
8.Liebling(Darling)
Liebling is an adjective that is used to mean favourite.
For example Lieblingfach-Favourite subject
Romantically speaking libeling means darling.
9.Susse or Susser(with an umlaut)(Sweetie)
This collectively puts all the sweet things you want to call
your dearest
Susse is for females while susser is for males.
10.Schatz(Treasure)
A treasure is something that is expensive and hard to find.
Once gotten it is well protected.Schatz
is the most common term used
amon German literate Ken-yans.
In Germany,the youth
have come up with other di-munitives
such as Schat-zen
and Schatzi .
BREAK UP SPEECH: (Your Official Break Up Press statement is ready for Media Circulation) It
By Patricia Mataga, South Africa. Relationships are beautiful,
especially the very first days,
being glued to our phones,
chatting all nights, those smiles
as we chat while walking in the
streets and a time people mistake us even to
being in the first metamorphosis of madness.
Should we blame them? Of course not, we
lay all our blames on this love. The happiness
and excitement of a new relationship can
overpower everything else. But nothing stays
new forever, with time things change, Some
relationships goes from good to better, but
others, goes to worse, the quarrels, fights,
world war two is better, now with such drama
,people cant stay, they start drifting.
IT HURTS
Breakups hurt, not everyone wants to be
dumped, I also don’t like them. Even if there
was so much trouble in that relationship
it’s still hard to accept the fact that its over.
Maybe those fights are the ones that made
you love him/her more.
If you are the one fundraising the courage
to break that relationship, trust me its hard,
this is because there is a greater possibility
that the person you are breaking up with
might feel hurt, disappointed, sad, rejected
and heartbroken.These are some of the lines I
hate to hear in the breakups speech. So if you
are reading this and you want to dump him/
her/ or even me please avoid these lines
1. ITS NOT YOU, ITS ME
This is one of the oldest line in the breakups
notebooks, it irritates. I hate it. It has lost
its credibility at this point in this our 21st
century .But its still being used. Say this to
someone during your breakup speech and
you are guaranteed a complimentary eye roll
from him/her accompanied by a very angry
sigh.Instead of saying that you can say
I don’t think we are right for each other.
If you are not right for each other then there
is nothing that can be done .so the best thing
will be for you to acknowledge it ,lift your
chin and move on with your life.
2. WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS
Holy crap! Are you kidding me? you dump
me and still go ahead and say we can still be
sometimes gets worse than this.
friends, hell no .I just cant. How can we be
friends ,so that the next time you can intro-duce
your new girlfriend/boyfriend to me,
spare me the ulcers. Just forget it. How on
earth can someone expect you to move from
romantic zone to friend zone .No way, better
suck me for real than demoting me to that
level You can at least say
I hope we can move past this someday
Yes we have to move past that because life
can be funny a times, you might end up work-ing
in the same department or bump into
each other at the supermarket or even a par-ty,
at least you can wave hello to each other.
3. THINGS ARE MOVING TOO FAST
that’s just an excuse, a bad one for that
matter. That’s just another thing to mean she
likes you more than you do. If for real you
liked her/him you wouldn’t mind if things
went fastthe best way to phrase this is
this relationship didn’t turn out how I hope it
would .Not all the relationships turn out how
we hope it will, its normal, it happens, so in-stead
of deceiving each other, you just tell the
truth. This is because if you cant feel it then
there is no way you will dive into it deeper.
4. AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR
YOU
I guarantee you will hear this at least once in
your lifetime. But how long does it take some
creatures to realize they are not good enough,
after two years? This is just a sad bullshit
excuse someone uses to let you down during
a breakup Instead you can say
We both deserve something better
Let the person know he/she is a great person
but you guys aren’t meshing like you had
hoped . so take a moment and say your good-byes.
But please don’t say this after 6months
of a relationship.
5. AM SORRY
Like seriously you are sorry? Sorry for what
exactly? Just imagine after two years in a
relationship and someone comes to preach
to you that sorry chapter. oooh am sorry for
hurting your feelings, am really really sorry,
am sorry, am very sorry ,heey ,stop it right
there. Spare the those sorry craps. That sorry
breakup speech sucks. Just adding sorry to
every word you say wont make him/her feel
better no matter how you mean it.
You can tell the personI hope you under-stand.
Yes she/he may not understand at
that particular time and day but given time
the person will. The last one that can make
someone crazy is this:
6. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
What? Always love who? Don’t you ever try
this with me. This is the statement that can
cause some screws on your head get loose
and that’s when you start vomiting super
lame things like “ you will rot in hell(yet you
don’t even remember you sinned together)
,you have HIV/AIDS ,( and you had sex with
him/her) , or I will become a lesbian or a gay
and go after any lady/man you date(that’s
for prayers and fasting only)” .Those things
you say them under the influence of someone
dumping you with L word.
When you tell someone you will always love
them, they interpret this in their own way.
Thats why you find some coming to oppose a
wedding. Do you know why? This love word
gives hope even when there isn’t any.
Instead tell the person
I’m always here for you but it is time for us to
move on,
Don’t try this with me, I doubt if you will like
my reaction
The thing is: whether they last for long time
or short time, relationships can have a special
meaning and value. Each relationship educate
us something about ourselves ,another per-son
and what we want and need in our future
partner.
A break up is an opportunity to learn too. Its
hard I know but it’s a chance to do your best
to respect another person’s feelings
If you are lucky you are dating your future
husband/wife
But there is a possibility that you are dating
someone’s else future wife/husband.
All the same, live one day at a time, incase a
breakup comes, please do accept and move
on,
The Writer is the first diaspora member of
Writers Guild.

By Mercy Njoroge
As a Certified Professional Career
Coach (CPCC), I have worked with
several institutions of higher learning
across the world, worked with several
university students and fresh graduates
and even those newly employed. I have
also worked extensively with high school
students as well as primary schools.
When I started offering career coaching
services, I started with guiding those
newly employed or even long term
serving employees with the intention of
helping them advance in their careers
and climb the corporate ladder. What
I found out during interactions with
these groups of people was that they
all wished I had met them earlier, while
they were still in university before they
made their choices on which areas to
major in or even much earlier
than that. This very need has
taken me back to primary
schools to motivate them
to work hard to ensure
they get to join their de-sired
high schools where
they can pursue their
higher education with
pride and ease. I then
follow them to high school
and help them make the
correct subject choices that
match their career ambitions,
for example, if one desires
to become a
doctor, then
the science
subjects
become
very
es-sential.
Dropping these subjects because
they are “hard” automatically under-mines
or totally eliminates the possi-bility
of that dream to become a doctor
ever turning to reality – and it does not
only ends at just making sure they pick
the correct combination of subjects, but
also to know how well they have to do
in those subjects for them to qualify for
their career and university of choice.
Further on at the university level, there
are also choices to be made for what to
major and minor in and these decisions
become important too as one further
refines their chosen field and pursues
with clarity where they envision them-selves
in the job market. The reason for
this is that these people either followed
their friends’ choices, or their parents’
dictations or their own ignorance or
poorly researched choices. The price
they are now paying at the work place is
that they qualified very well for jobs that
they do not necessarily enjoy and that
leaves them as not very happy employ-ees.
The tragedy of this may not be very
obvious at the beginning of careers as
getting a job (any job) is a major priority
for most fresh graduates. However, the
effects of being on a job that one does
not enjoy catches up sooner than later
both with the employee and the employ-er.
It is often said that if you cannot find
happiness at your place of work, then
you may never find it anywhere because
we spend so much time working both
while on duty and even while away from
the working station. That is why it is so
important to get your
career path right as
early as possible.I
have met but
only a few
exceptions of
people
who had found their true passion from
an early age and were pursuing some-thing
they truly knew was their calling
and the difference between them and the
rest is very clear; they are happy, they
perform well and keep going higher and
higher in their careers, earning more and
more, getting greater responsibilities
and continuously improving themselves,
creating happy employers, customers,
their families and themselves as they go
along with their work. In fact, when one
has found happiness in their work, they
never need to work another day in their
life as it becomes like play and getting
paid handsomely for it.
With that aside, for university students
who want to stand out from the over-crowded
job market, it is very crucial
that one follows the 6 P’s formula which
is Proper Prior Preparation Prevents
Poor Performance. Employers are spoilt
for choice as there are more and more
well qualified graduates competing for
the few employment vacancies. They will
therefore go only for the best of the best
and working to becoming one of those
is key to helping you stand out of the
crowd and improve your chances of bag-ging
that much coveted job. Endeavour
therefore, to “Be Always Prepared” like
the scouts. Remember success is when
opportunity meets preparedness.
How do you do this then? The following
3 tips should help you:
1. Take some risks and make mistakes –
this should surprise you especially after I
have just said that employers are looking
for excellence, but my experience is that
employers are happy to hire people who
have made mistakes in the past as long
as they can show that they have learnt
lessons. George Bernard Shaw said, “Suc-cess
does not consist in never making
mistakes but in never making the same
one a second time.” I add that employers
are happy to know that you made a mistake
at your own expense and you are likely to
save them some costs, at least as far as that
kind of a mistake is concerned.
2. Do something that makes a difference -
don’t just focus on your studies. Employers
want to see that you’ve used your drive and
initiative to do more than the average. My
challenge to you is to use what you have
learnt to make a difference to someone, your
community or those who could use your
skills. At The I.D.E.As Club, we run a pro-gram
known as “Knowledge in Action” and
we apply what we know as we do not believe
that knowledge for the sake of it is useful
for the society, let alone to the knowledge
holder. Knowledge is Power, but only when
applied. Let us move from “Pure” to “Ap-plied”
Knowledge.
3. Develop your commercial awareness - if
you want to work for a commercial organi-sation
you need to show you are interested
in business.Get some work experience in
your field. This is the big monster for a lot
of fresh graduates where every job advert
requires that you have so many years of
practical experience. My advice is that you
should volunteer, intern, do part time jobs
or be creative to be involved in the sector of
your choice during any free time you have
like evenings, your long vacations, weekends
and all possible times. The accumulated
hours of experience if well documented and
referenced by an authoritative referee will
go a long way in boosting your resumé and
making you stand out of the crowd.
For those who are aspiring to become
entrepreneurs, the same applies to you
may be even much more than the potential
employees in that your goods or services will
be competing with other more established
brands and only excellence and top quality
will take you to the top of the game.
These and more are what we offer our
I.D.E.As club members from which pool
employers are seeking to recruit from as they
are assured of Top Brand employees. Go on,
join us today and increase your employability
and entrepreneurial skills to land you that
dream job or enterprise.
The Writer is a Dream Coach at Broad
Horizons Ltd which runs the I.D.E.As
club. She is reachable via e-mail, mer-cy@
mydreamsalive.org
‘MAKING YOURSELF ‘CUTE’ FOR
EMPLOYERS
6P’S FOR GRADUATES: PROPER PRIOR PREPARATION
PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCE
CORPORATE POSITIONING:
9 STEPS TO A
FULFILLING FUTURE
By Douglas Logedi T hinking about the past
is awesome as it makes
you remember where you
came from. Dwelling on it
too much is bad because,
when will you wake up to accomplish
what you planned? Well, take a little
look at the past year. It was a complete
transformation or at least, some road
to transformation. Some key lessons
from the past that will help you in the
futureare highlighted below. Can you
figure out more?
1. It takes a simple sacrifice
to turn frustrations to
fortunes
Look at the sports-men
who sacrificed
Bright future
awaitS those
who dare
move to it
their time to train
a little harder and
ended up breaking
the barriers that
had followed them
for a long time.
2. When you have a
good reason “why” you
will answer any “hows”
that come your way
Get your ambitions and focuses right and
your path to reality will shine. Craft sili-con,
one of the best upcoming companies
in the world proved it.
3. No one was born a hero and neither
were you born a failure
So rise up and make yourself what you
want to be.
4. Stop telling people that the sky is
the limit when there are footprints
on the moon
You are the only limit to yourself. In
sports, a total of 755 records and histo-ries
were broken and new ones set last
year. Oops! More than twice the number
of days?!Why not make
your own mark?
5. The first step to success is not ac-tually
working on the success
It should remind you of the 90% of
an iceberg under the water and only
10%seen. The foundation takes 90%
and it’s basically step zero.
6. “It always sounds impossible un-til
it is done.”
You know this quote, don’t you? Does
it remind you that your comfort zone is
the craziest prison you could ever get
into? If not, you need to wake up be-cause
you are actually dreaming.
7. If your dreams and ambitions
do not scare you, then they
are not big enough
Oh yes! Most of you
know friends who are
dreamers. One of my
“dreaming friends” told
me that anything you
think of in life; try to
draw steps to imple-mentation
before dis-missing
it.
8. From now on, “if oppor-tunities
do not knock on your
doors, double check if you have any
doors to be knocked because you
may be inside a grave.”
It sounds scary but Warren Buffet
was right on this one and surely, it drives
people straight to action in networking.
9. Choices will lead you to your desti-ny
or your turmoil
It depends on how you make them.
Consider your options keenly and make
the best consultations before choosing.
Embrace the future and endeavor to
get your hands dirty to create a future
for yourself and the people around you.
(The Writer is the Chief Librari-an
at Writers Guild and a finalist in
Kenyatta University).

BY
LEST YOU FORGET
Nine Famous Quotes
LUCKY DUBE
By Rhoda Kagiri
“The policeman said to me, son, they won’t
build no more schools anymore. All they build
will be prison.”
Lesson: He understood the need to
build a society, the need for a better to-morrow.
Clearly, he was talking to the
young to choose a useful path for the sake
of future generations.
“It’s such a good feeling when I can hear
them singing this song across the ocean. The
whole world should be singing all the time.”
Lesson: What is music if not the
means to happiness, a channel for the
mind to find release from every days
struggles and refresh for new tasks.
“Someone said it to me when I was a little
boy. He said to me, crime does not pay, educa-tion
is the key.”
Lesson: Dube sang to motivate, he
put his vision in a beautiful melody. Sure-ly,
that is something we can live with to
become a better people.
“Then I wonder why we don’t mean what
we say. Then I remembered the terrible truth.
If you stand for the truth you will always
stand alone.”
Lesson: It is evident that the world
would rather listen to a lie and people
to what tickles their joy. In our society, a
true fighters stands alone.
“The holy book tells us the truth will set us
free but in this world, I know different.”
Lesson: The world we live is different
from the one we hope for. It means that
nothing is easy, but the best things are
not always easy to achieve and a better
society is one of those. If we are to live in
a good society then we ought to build one
through what we teach to the youth and
as the youth. After all, the future is ours.
“Blessed is the hand that giveth, than
that which receiveth”
Lesson: Clearly, he never ceased to
make sense in his words. Here, he ex-presses
the need to give to society rath-er
than just receive. That way, one stood a
better chance to be blessed.
“It takes a million lifes to build a reputa-tion
but it only takes one stupid fool to de-stroy
everything.”
Lesson: Reputation is something
which takes years to build, it also takes
efforts but destroying the same takes
the least of all efforts which could be re-alized
from just one person. Therefore,
reputation is one aspect of life which
should be protected with jealousy.
“Without the parents, children are suffer-ing
”L
esson: He sought to provide the need
of parents in the lives of the children. In
this regard, he was showing concern to
those who do not have parents: street
families.
“Different colours, one people; one
nation”
Lesson: Despite the differ-ence
in the physical make up
of different people in
a nation, the base line
remains one: a nation.
In Kenyan context, it
could be expressed as
the,‘different tribes, one
Kenya.
WHY YOUR CAMPUS ‘LOVER’ WILL
DUMP YOU BEFORE GRADUATION
By Reagan Nyadimo
Have you ever wondered why most cam-pus
relationships don’t work? When you
take a walk around campus especially on
Fridays and during the weekdays mostly
at night, you will see many students
holding hands, cuddling in public and
even going to the extent of kissing. There
is so much ‘’love in the air’’ to a point
you feel like an outcast if you are single.
You question and torment your ego, see
yourself as insignificant, inadequate and
regard yourself as half human. It reaches
a point where you feel ashamed to walk
alone in campus and remain indoors
the whole weekend to avoid emotional
torture. But have you ever given these
romance ideas a second thought? If love
is in the air as the situation seems to
dictate, then why are we facing so many
divorce cases in Kenya nowadays? Why
are so many families headed by single
parents?
Body Pleasures Only
Eckhart Tolle, in his book “The Power of
Now”, gives us an insight to this scary
turn of events especially amongst people
who are struggling with identity. He ar-gues
that majority of young people need
partners to become whole and find ful-fillment
in their lives. He explains that
most people pursue physical pleasures or
various forms of psychological gratifi-cation
because those things will make
them happy or free them from a feeling
of fear or deprivation. This is the bracket
where most relationships in campus are
built on.
Money Matters
A majority of students want to be with
someone as a sign of prowess and earn
respect amongst their peers. Even if (s)
he doesn’t love the person, (s)he will
keep the relationship running to avoid
being called useless or unworthy of any
girl or boy. While boys are busy taking
pride in the number of ladies conquered,
the ladies on the other hand are looking
for relationships where they can have
fun. They look for financially well-off
men to spoil them and take them to
all those fancy places that they cannot
afford. This explains the death of most of
the campus lady students under mys-terious
circumstances in the hands of
wealthy men.
A matter of Convenience
Society expects men to be brave, confi-dent
and daring. These attributes are not
owned by many campus male students.
Fear of rejection is the main reason
for this. This insecurity has pushed
the young men to settle for less. They
would rather die than approach that
campus queen for a steady relationship.
However, to keep their ego from being
bruised, they form “convenient relation-ships”
with ‘friends’ that they have been
introduced to and end up keeping them
even with lack of emotional attachment.
Ladies, in most cases are spoilt for choice
and feel embarrassed when suddenly
they begin to receive advances from their
boyfriends’ circle of friends. The situa-tion
may worsen to a point of physical
altercation over one lady yet there exists
thousands of them in campus.
Be Warned
Eckart Tolle warns that if students’ in
campus continue to pursue relationships
with an aim of being whole, then every
intimate relationship they are involved
in will be deeply flawed and ultimately
dysfunctional in the long run. They will
seem perfect on the outside for a while
but with time, arguments, conflicts,
emotional dissatisfaction and insecurity
or worse physical confrontations may
arise.
It is because of these casual handling
of emotions, not only in campus, but
also in other areas of socialization that
millions are now living alone or as single
parents, unable to establish an intimate
relationship or unwilling to repeat the
insane drama of past relationships.
Your future relationship depends on
what you do now, please, do not
‘hit and run.’
The Writer is the Managing Editor at
Writers Guild.

By Abuta Ogeto
The mushrooming alcohol shops around
Kenyan Universities belie more than
meets the eye. It is surprising to learn that
the students are happy with it and the trad-ers
are really cashing in. The trend has also
seen more female students start drinking and
those who used to, engage in binge drinking.
Could JKUAT be Engineering the
Highest Number??
A spot check across the institutions has
confirmed the increased outlets and
more college girls seen staggering their
way to hostels at dangerous hours. At 37,
JKUAT is leading in number of alcohol
joints close to it. It should be noted that
last year, there were only seven of them.
Mike Nyoro, a Financial Engineering
Student says that as much as many male
students drink, ladies are now outnum-bering
them. The assertion is confirmed
by Emily Naiserian who says that it is be-cause
of the difficult coursework which,
at the end of the day, require them to
take “something” to calm them down.
“It helps us blow stress away”, Elmelda
Awuor, a pharmacy student explains the
reason.
The popular joints in JKUAT are Kwa
Maggy, Extreme, Amigos, Tortura and
Staright where students throng for the
cheapest of drinks from as low as sh.
20. Awuor, a budding pharmacist, is
however cautious of the side effects of
excessive drinking that she has reduced
her drinking from daily to twice or thrice
RISE OF
a week. House parties are common in
JKUAT where students burdened with
all week’s classwork drink and dance the
weekend away. Since hostels prohibit
such parties, they only happen in the
nearby hostels. The most popular are
Rising Cock, Alpha, Njoyo, Primeways
and Benjor.
In Mount Kenya University, the case
is the same with popular joints being
Zinc, Image, Pokys and Tamasha. The
number has also increased from 6 to
14. Many other joints in Thika town are
popular with students.
Kenyatta University has seen an
increase in the joints from 6 in 2012 to
the current 18. The popular among them
is the Gully Side which is a darling to
students because of its prices and “only
students” clientele. Other small Wines
and Spirits shops have opened close to
Peponi, Bakhita, Adler, Future Leaders
and Ivory Hostels. Other female stu-dents
living in “The City of Angels” (Ka-hawa
Wendani) and Ruiru are also not
left out with the popular destinations
being Makuti, Comrades Inn, Beckis and
Classic. Others, especially those staying
in Campus, will be seen drinking them-selves
out of sense in Annex, a drinking
joint in the university.
In Egerton, the number has increased
from 8 to 21 with a good number of
them being owned by students and
former students. In Maseno, they have
gone up by 16 to 28.
Masinde Muliro University has also
seen an increase to the present 19,
excluding the bars and traditional brew
dens where a good number of students
go to ooze off boredom. “Interestingly,
in Masinde Muliro, we have ladies who
take busaa with us though few”, Diblo
Manwa, a MMUST student reveals.
Moi University’s increase in admis-sions
has seen the alcohol shops increase
to over 25. The most popular joints are
Fracas and F2. Those who want some
privacy, or something of that kind, will
be found in small and hidden joints in
Eldoret.
‘The’ UoN not an exception
University of Nairobi is not left out ei-ther.
Apart from the lucky few who have
been introduced to finer stuff by older
men, there is another group of attention
seeking girls who you cannot miss in
Simmers, Bettyz and Tortilla. They most-ly
peddle their femininity in exchange
for drinks. What should be known about
these group is that they have no choice
of drink. They take any that comes from
men who want a lap dance from them.
MKU takes it to greater heights
Gerald Muema, an alcohol shop owner
near MKU says that business has been
growing over the past few years with
increase in number of admissions and a
more liberal university life.“Hata wasi-chana
siku hizi wanagonga pombe sana”,
he responds on asking him about female
drinkers.
National Alarm
In a 2011 report, the Kenyan National
ALL SENSES INVESTIGATIVE; THE SIXTH SENSE
(Disaster of the Highest Degree)
Campaign Against Drug Abuse Au-thority,
or NACADA, it was stated that
alcohol and drug abuse are the major
social problems in Kenya, with serious
public health ramifications. And, the
consumers are starting young. NACADA
estimates that half of all alcohol and
drug abusers in Kenya are between 10
and 22 years old. The NACADA strategic
plan for 2009 to 2014 estimates that
alcohol and drug abuse is highest among
young Kenyan between the ages of 15
and 29, an age bracket where most of the
University students fall.
Tony Njeru, the director of treatment
services at Eden Village, a rehabilitation
centre, says this is correct. He believes
that the culture of drinking starts at
the primary school level and continues
to secondary and university, because of
the pressure of exams and lack of other
activities. NACADA operates a free 24-
hour hotline for Kenyans struggling with
alcohol and drug abuse. The number for
those calling within the country is 1192.
Other parts of the World
The rise of female drinkers in universi-ties
may not be only in Kenya. A study by
US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (available on
the website) reported that the level of
binge drinking among college students
had increased in recent years, especially
among female students.
The report, overseen by the Nation-al
Institute of Health, defined binge
drinking as having five or more drinks in
one sitting for men and four or more for
women. The NIAAA findings assert that
binge drinking is one the rise for 18 to
22-year-old college students in the last
two years, despite the relative stability of
regular alcohol consumption among this
age group.
Kenyan researcher Odek Ogunde had
seen this 15 years ago when he submit-ted
a report to the National Center for
Biotechnology Information and U.S.
National Library of Medicine about
the Prevalence of substance use among
students in a Kenyan University. The
university was United States Inter-national
University. Ogunde came up
with estimations of the mostly abused
substances where Alcohol was leading at
84.2%. Other substances were tobacco,
54.7%, cannabis, 19.7% and inhalants,
7.2%.
In 2005 a follow up report revealed that
the gap in overall alcohol consumption
between collegiate men and women had
decreased significantly in the past six
years then as a result of more women
consuming larger amounts of alcohol.
Risky behaviors like blacking out, dam-aging
property, getting injured, having
unprotected sex and drunk driving
have been associated more with binge
drinking than regular drinking, making
reports like this important for universi-ties.
Kenyatta University’s Dr. Sammy Tumu-ti,
the Director of Wellness Center which
counsels drugs related cases, says that
binge drinking statistics have decreased
for most demographics with the excep-tion
of women under 30, whose rates
have risen nearly 18 percentage points
in the past 20 years.“That means that the
numbers of women under this age who
binge drink has increased tremendously.”
Catholic University of Eastern Africa’s
student peer counselor, Nicholas Maingi
says that four of the clients he has been
handling are ladies who drink excessive-ly.
“Some of them tell me that their carry
the bottle in their handbags and chew
cinnamon and PK gums to do away with
the smell!” Maingi asserts.
Joan Musumba, the Miss Kenya title
holder and KU student blames it on the
advertising industry. “The new strategy
of featuring females on billboards and
magazines advertising alcohol may be
leading to the rise of female drinking.
You know, girls see it as cool not know-ing
that the models are not necessarily
drinkers but simply advertising images!”
University of Nairobi’s student and
model, Brenda Juma, puts the picture
clear when by saying that most ads, like
SKYY Vodka and Snapp ads, have a really
beautiful female drinking or posing with
a man. “It’s almost like a ‘You drink this
and this could be you’ mentality”
Dr. Nicholas Tinega, a medical consul-tant
at Masaba Hospital in Nairobi says
females are generally more susceptible
to organ, liver and heart damage than
males in the case where both drink
heavily. “Drinking from a very young age
compounds the problem”, he explains.
MOTIVES OF ‘BOTTLING’
1. Alcohol influences physical
performance/coordination
2. Feel tough during competitions
3. Make one to relax
4. To play better in games
5. Overcome shyness, tension and
anxiety
6. Think and act better
7. Manage boredom
8. Reduce body pains from
9. To conform to peer group
pressures
10. To feel grown up
So, could this be one of the failures of
Affirmative Action and Women Empow-erment??
Or is it just another achieve-
FEMALE ALCOHOL
E N T H U S I A S T S

T he pursuit of happiness
is everyone’s desire. The
search is wide and people
do much to attain this
goal through various
means such as material wealth and fame
among others. One way that is often not
followed by many is the search through
the self. In retrospection, when we look
outward, we search for all the external
means of attaining happiness which
is often unpredictable and not long
lasting. Having discovered a new method
through Peace Revolution, I ventured
into a self-development program that
culminated into a retreat in Thailand for
two months.
On May 31st, I left Kenya for Thailand
to train to become a peace agent with
Peace Revolution. The trip was short and
eventful and the stay was worthwhile. I
met various people from different parts
of the world, all having the desire to get
inner peace. From Gambia, Yemen, Jor-dan,
Britain, USA and Brazil, every part
of the world was represented. Despite
the coldness of a first meeting, I was
awestruck at the openness and gradual
happiness that we attained at Mook-tawan.
We shared openly and became
one in a show of solidarity and love for
Ubuntu.
The two week program was filled with
a key ingredient of self-development -
meditation. Meditation is an art that is
Dennis Odeny, third from left, engages
in an activity with other volunteers;
often mistaken by many people who are
yet to understand its true impact. This is
a practice of calming the mind, delv-ing
into the self and seeking an inner
switch to happiness often found within
our body. Coupled with meditation was
peace in action campaigns that made us
open to change, orderliness and orga-nization
in our daily chores. It became
apparent that habits are small elements
that start from our action when we
wake: whether we chose to spread our
bed or go to the washroom first. We be-came
aware of the fact that compassion
to human beings is not enough, because,
respect and compassion is a factor ac-corded
all living beings by the virtue that
they have life.
Such components
became more
refined with later
weeks and I became
more aware of my
need to always
start ripples from
me. Have you ever
wondered why the
bible tells us to love
others as we love
ourselves? Through
the time in Thai-land,
I noted the true love that we never
really have for ourselves. You know,
many of us think we love ourselves but
really just hurt us. How can love and
hatred live together? How can I claim to
love myself yet I hardly ever forgive my
wrongdoings? How can I ever claim to
love myself yet I never really get patient
with me? How can we ever claim to love
ourselves yet we are constantly telling
ourselves that we cannot do it? That we
are not good enough? That we are not
better than them or they better than
us? How can love compare to others? I
became aware of the true definition of
unconditional love that religious texts
talk about.
After this training, I am more open and
accommodative of those around me. I
am glad to live in the present moment,
knowing that the past is gone, the future
is unknown but the present is this, read-ing
this or writing this.
Log on to www.peacerevolution.net
(Dennis Odeny is The African Coordinator
with World Peace initiative Foundation,
Peace Revolution Project. He has skills in
guiding meditation and believes that every-body
has the ability to become good and do
good, but all good things and deeds require
time and patience.)
Dennis Odeny:
My personal Experience in
Thailand
“Finding Peace in Thailand through the
Peace Revolution Project”
Dennis Odeny, third from
right, enjoys a moment
with other volunteers
COMMUNITY SERVICE

THE BOLD
THE BEAUTIFUL:
MARY WILLY: “SHAWN IS OUR ULTIMATE JOY”
By Kenduiwa Mercy and Gabriel Dinda
Photography by: Martin M. Mwebia
COVER
Kenyatta University is not only known for
churning out quality graduates, but also for
‘connecting’ couples. Others call it graduat-ing
with a second degree. In the process, it
has been faced a number of challenges. One
of which is a ‘three months contracts marriages’. However, de-spite
all the nasty stories we hear about Campus dating, there
are good ones as well.
Here comes the lovely Mary Idewa, 22 and the humble
Willy Mahumu 23, the Kenyatta University ‘beauties’ who have
literally re-written the rules of campus dating. Hey guys! What
would you do if she became pregnant? Hey ladies! What would
you do? Wait a minute, whatever it is that you will do will only be
worth mentioning if you follow the trend set by these ‘beauties’.

PLANNED BY GOD,
EXECUTED BY HUMAN:
The young blessed family of Willy,
-[image i ]Shawn, ‘reading’ All Senses #1, during the inter-view.
Statistics show that most pregnancies conceived in
Institutions of Higher Learning end up in the gutters. Few
brave ‘parents’ give their children a chance to live.-
Mary and Shawn an option of using pills but we opted not
Hey, how did you meet, you seem
so much better together, one would
confuse you for twins (with a chuck-le)?(
Willy) Thank you for such humbling
comments about us (smiling at each
other).We are both students of Bachelor
of Commerce, that gives you a little clue,
right? We met in a class. We had just fin-ished
one lecture and was moving to the
next, so we crushed on the way. Do you
still want to know how this happened?
They were in front (with her friend), and
I was coming from behind, I hurried and
went passed them. They did the same,
and we noticed each other. Yes, that was
the genesis. The rest as they say, is histo-ry
(both smile).
How did it happen that you met again
when clearly you did not exchange con-tacts
at any point?(Willy) On that spe-cific
day, we didn’t. But ‘fate’ has a way
of uniting those who deserve each other.
You would not imagine but we met again
during the Fresha’s Bash in Harambee
Hall. We did not plan to though. So, we
spent better part of the night together.
We talked and danced-nothing much.
One thing I noticed in her, she had a lot
of self-respect. She did not allow other
guys to ridiculously dance with her as is
often the case in such events (both burst
out in laughter). At the end of it all, we
exchanged contacts. Since my phone
was off, she just told me her digits and I
crammed them. Yes, I was that good in
cramming, especially for that night.
Indeed yours is a beautiful thing,
so when did you discover love exists
between you, what attracted you to
each other and who made the first
move?(Mary) I am not sure what you
mean by ‘move’. Don’t you think those
smiles we shared in Cinema hall, the
cramming of the numbers and the
thoughts we had for each other were
‘moves’ enough? Anyway, our friendship
grew stronger with time. Willy made the
first move, he is the man here you know
(someone gets shy).
Willy, what attracted you to Mary? I
might take the whole time explaining
this. Mary is the best! She is so princi-pled,
beautiful, simple and an interesting
“chick”. She is also a lot of fun to be
around. Just take a look at her, and tell
me if she is not the best lady in the world
(Mary looks at Willy with great joy, from
her eyes, you can only see happiness).
Mary, what attracted you to Willy?I
would put the words the same way as
Willy has. I might take the whole day
explaining this. Willy is the best guy in
the world. He’s very focused, handsome,
selfless and caring. He cheers me up, tell
me if he is not the best guy in the world.
So, since I am the best lady in the world,
I deserve the best guy in the world.
Both of you are still in school and par-ents
at the same time. Was the baby
part of your relationship plan?(Mary)
Not really. The pregnancy was never
planned for. Let me say it was an ‘acci-dent’
and I hope you know what I mean
by this. Definitely no one is perfect and
we are all bound to make mistake{s}. So
in short, it wasn’t planned for, but now
the baby is planned for.
How did the pregnancy news hit you,
did the thought of abortion ever cross
your minds?(Mary) Never! Never! Nev-er!
We are both very responsible. We can
never ran away from our responsibilities.
And generally, the last thing to should
do is run away from your responsibil-ities.
We took a pregnancy test twice
and the results were positive. There was
.We had to sit down, talk things out, cry
together, encourage each other and accept
the situation as it was.
From where I sit, that was the best
decision you have ever made in life.
Do I share the same opinion with your
parents?(Willy) The parents were not very
supportive at first. Mary’s mum was very,
very understanding. That was hardly the
case with her dad; which is quite under-standable.
It reached a point that Mary had
to move out of her parents’ house. That
was a hard moment, of course. (Mary) On
his side, he opted not to mention a word
of it to any of the family members; not a
brother, not a sister. We only mentioned a
word of it to his parents after Shawn came.
You are still in school I understand, how
do you balance education and the family
now that the baby is here?(Mary) You
have said it all, balance; that’s the word. We
do our best to make some time for school
and home. It is a bit tough but we thank
God by His Grace we manage.
Did your friends ever advise you on
any issue regarding the situation at
hand?(Mary)Some were for abortion!
Others, were also of the opinion that I live
together with Willy, despite the financial
situation. In most cases, I listened to them
but made my decision. However, there’s al-ways
that unique character. Special thanks
to Sylvia Sintamei who really supported me
and took me in as her dear sister.(Willy):
Same here, some of the people I knew told
me that it was highly likely that the baby
was not mine and that I should not nego-tiate
with Mary about it. But as she said,
the decision was for us to make – In this
case for me to make. Similarly, this lead to
breaking ties with some people but also
good friends showed up.
What are some of the challenges you
have experienced in your relationship so

far?(Mary) Before the baby came, things
were a bit easy; in terms of mobility and
even flexibility, however, that is not the
same situation now. There are so many
things to be dealt with besides the baby.
We are not complaining though.
What would you tell young ladies and
men caught up in the same situa-tion?(
Mary) Getting pregnant or having
a baby is never the end of the world. We
should take responsibilities of our very
own mistakes and make the right deci-sions
in whatever situation. Accept the
situation, stick to the child and remem-ber
God is always there. Everyone have
weaknesses at some point and we should
know that taking responsibility for our
actions is the first step to ensuring a
sober generation. We must not make
the same mistakes, which others made
before.
From your experience, do you have a
word for parents, who in one way or
another, might have their sons and
daughters in Campus?(Willy) Parents
should support their children in situa-tions
of this nature. Realistically, when
such a things happens, support is the
most important gift one can give you.
If you look at it, it involves a number
of uncertainties and hard decisions to
make. The parents’ minds should not
just see endless problems. They should
be open to opportunities as well and
support their sons/daughters through
any challenges that may crop up.
Any last words?(Mary) If you decide
to date, commit yourself and give your
partner your best. I would say be faithful
to them to avoid the ‘it’s complicated’
situations. Have your own principles and
stand by them at all times. When we are
in campus, we might be tempted to take
things so lightly, any wrong judgements
or decisions will later come back to haunt
“After all was done, the family decided to take a light
moment with one of ‘All Senes’ Jounalist, Kenduiwa Mercy.”
us. Lastly, remain focused.
…to my fellow ladies,Feel guilty when
guys pass through you without (you) no-ticing
any problem. Respect your bodies.
Carry yourself with respect and stature.
Should something happen that you get
pregnant, kindly take responsibility and
do not abort, will you?
(Willy)Guys let’s be responsible. Do
not run away from responsibility. Some
3, 5 or 10 years to come you will have a
vibrant fully grown child and years do fly
– So nothing to fear about being a young
parent. Denying responsibility could lead
to God’s punishment; you don’t want
that! Again, it is advisable to just date
one ‘chick’. There is some peace of mind
and sense of responsibility which comes
with that.
…to parents (whose sons/daughters
might find themselves in a situation
like ours)Do not reject your sons/
daughters. Remember, what is written in
Proverbs 16.3(Paraphrased): We plan but
God confirms - All our plans are subject
to God’s will.
Additional reporting by Martin M.
Mwebia
By publishing the story, ‘All Senses’
Editorial is poignant of the role and
importance of preventive contracep-tives.
However, attention is drawn
to the responsible steps which ought
to be taken after the failure of the
former advocated procedure.

BETTER TOLD BY PICTURES
4.HAPPY TO BE HERE: A section of the crowd follows the entertainment
session during the Launch. This was a great chance for poets and other
literary enthusiasts to showcase their prowess.
5.CHIEF GUEST: The Chief Guest for the day, Kinyanjui Kombani,
addresses the Writers. He recently launched his new book, The Den of
Inequities.
6.PIONEER MEMBERS: Official introduction and presentation of
Pioneer Members of Writers Guild.
7.IN TIMES OF HUNGER: After all was done, members reserved their
rights to ‘take’ each other out. Jeff Nga’nga’ and Sheilla Koech lead on this.
Looking on is Kevin Rutto
8.TUJUANE SESSION WARM UP: And so the time to prepare for our
‘Tujuane Session’ finally dawned.
9.GOOGLING THE WAY??? Martin Mwebia leads others to the long
awaited Arboretum.
10. CHIEF’S BARAZA?? Mercy Matithu addresses the Tujuane Crew.
11. NOW WHAT DO WE CALL THIS?? Okay, let’s just call it Group
Discussion.
12.LAST BUT NOT LEAST WRITERS GUILD/ALL SENSES
MAGAZINE CREW-SORRY IF YOU CAN’T JUMP: this was just but the
beginning.
LAUNCH OF
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Photography by Martin M. Mwebia(Meyous Photography)
1.The Mist Entertainment Salsa Group entertaining the audience
during the launch of the All Senses #1. The group has practically out-done
all other entertainment groups in the University owing to their
consistency and unique branding.
2.GUEST SECTION ONLY: The guests for the day, from left; Dr. Mbu-gua
wa Mungai, Patron, Writers Guild, Samora Mwaura, Standard
Media and award winning novelist, Kinyanjui Kombani.
3.PATRON ADDRESS; Dr. Mbugua wa Mungai addresses the Writers
during the Launch.

KAMAU BILLUPS OMIDO’
LIFE IS ALL
ABOUT ARTS.
(Meet UoN’s architectural student who finds
pleasure in expressing life in terms of art. He
does that so well, that he is a frequent per-former
and exhibitor at different functions
and events. He even runs an academy to help
others get a platform as well. If you ever
thought that poetry in Kenya is in its death
bed, take a moment and have a look at Kam-au’s
poetry album: HIS VOICE) Could this be
another case of perfect passion exploitation

Here comes Kamau Billups.
A spoken word enthusiast,
a poet, an artist, a fourth
year student of architec-ture
at The University of
Nairobi and a team builder.
Who is Kamau? I call myself a futurist
who uses art to tell stories. I believe
that life is a piece of art that needs to be
crafted well. In my discourse I regard my
journeys as great life training grounds
for me, thus I believe that the process is
as good as the results.
Did you ever learn about arts
somewhere? Choosing to do a Diploma
in Fine Arts at Mwangaza Art school
in Kisumu has proved to be one great
experience in my artistic journey , not
only have I grown since then but am
also finding my voice as a creative who is
a shaper and a creator.
Where do you exhibit? Some of the
spaces where I have honed my skills
include- the Journey Christian commu-nity
where I occasionally showcase my
poetry, Ibuka Art Community at the Uni-versity
of Nairobi where I exhibit a lot
and the Rendition.Currently one of the
lead pilots at Rendition, a monthly Art
experience at The University of Nairobi.
I put all my energies here to see that
the 20 artists in the academy grow and
brand themselves into great artists.
Did you say you are a speaker as well?
A seasonal speaker when called upon, I
mostly talk and train on servant leader-ship,
as an art piece, culture and creating
the future, purpose driven intentions
and talent development, currently
working with Bright Minds Internation-al
(BMI), a motivational company that
deals with community groups, churches
and students and schools. As I merge my
painting, fashion, poetry and architec-ture
in one collage, I get a lot of motiva-tion
to be more, not just dream about
the future but also create it, shape the
culture and the community around me.
I believe that any good art is that that
creates developments, stirs meaningful
conversations and hope to the people
who experience it.I still have a long way
to go, one of my goals is to exhibit in the
USA next fall, finish my first degree and
set the artistic fire ablaze in me as well
do a second poetry album after the first
one titled “HIS VOICE.”
Source of Motivation?: The need to
inspire and uplift people around with
hope. I write and perform because I want
to make people’s lives beautiful. So I am
inspired by people’s lives and the need
to fully help them realize their God-giv-en
potential - my poetry speaks of ‘it’s
possible, you can do it.’ Above all, I’m
motivated and strengthened by God.
Mission Statement?: I exist to help peo-ple
realize and develop their God-given
potential through inspiration,
challenging them to use their talents for
the glory of God and the development
of the society.On a journey of manhood
,believing
that to be manly is to be spiritual, it goes
without saying that everything I lay my
hands on inspires and draws people to a
well crafted story of beauty and grace, so
does my art and stories.
Check out my work at
www.artyabillups.wordpress.com
E-mail: ke387billupsomido@yahoo.com
Phone Number: 0716353711
(One of my poems: At the poetry section)
(The Article is written by Kamau Billups).
Photo Kamau Billups, performs one of his poems in stage.

COURTESY CALL:
HANDLING COMPLEMENTS
1.Modesty.
Yes, you know you sing like that
songbird but someone has ad-mired
and gone out of their way
to actually praise you for that. Do
not rub into their faces, be mod-est
about it without necessarily
refuting the fact. Play cool, like it
is not a big deal. This will go a long
way in character determination.
2.Appreciate.
Saying thank you does not hurt.
Instead, it builds you in someone
else’s eyes. Pride comes before a
fall it is said (not that I’m praying
for your fall) but as humbling as
saying thank you can be, it is as
gracious as it comes.
3.Take the compliment it is.
Getting compliments from the
opposite gender may prove chal-lenging
to handle, but to simplify
it, take it only as a compliment
“no strings attached.” If there are
other intentions, the interested
party may not leave it at that
compliment but will go ahead
to hint a little further especially
asking for a dance or buying you
a drink. But for the compliment,
treat it as such.
4.Smile.
When taking a compliment,
please do smile. It actually saves
you the trouble of having to say
anything at all. You have gone
through the trouble (knowingly
or unknowingly) and earned it, so
live in the moment and SMILE!
5.Return the compliment.
This is relative. It has to be true
and legitimate and not given only
because the other party compli-mented
you first. Most especially,
do not say it immediately the
other person has, give it a short
span of time before returning that
genuine
compliment.
BY Abuta Ogeto and All Senses Crew.
Bible study A former Kenyatta University
student has revealed shocking
details of her university life. The
27 year-old woman currently working in
Namanga said she was recruited just be-fore
campus into what she thought was a
Bible study group in her local church but
turned out to be an avenue for evil. The
lady was at first tasked with inviting as
many people to their group which used
to have meetings from early evening into
the night at members’ houses. Vanice*
(not her real name) performed the duty
so well that she gained the trust of her
seniors and they started giving her
Kshs. 25,000 monthly as stipend, up
from Kshs. 10,000. She couldn’t under-stand
why they gave her money. But
since she was in need of it, she didn’t
resist. Soon she was able to package her-self
well and dress decently in a manner
that could leave you with no doubt she is
corporate material.
Frequent in church
Vanice* who once vied for the position of
the Gender secretary said that she was
in CU and nobody knew she was very
far from what people thought she was,
spiritual. She could go to missions and
out of them, she could note new recruits.
Whenever she came to church, she was
given powers to disrupt people from
listening to the word. She could
make children cry uncontrolla-bly,
make others doze off or
go to Facebook. At some
point, she could come
with very beautiful
ladies in high heels and attract
attention from the “worshippers”.
Killed 17
But her life changed when she was given
a special assignment. To kill 100 people
for Kshs.70,000 each. According to her,
she was to deliver the kidney and the
liver of these people. She could be given
the money in cash after delivery. She
was so passionate that in one month,
she managed three. Being a lady, nobody
would doubt her. She went on to say
that some of the accidents that used to
happen in Thika road at night then, were
due to her endeavors. She managed to
kill 17. But she developed reservations
when the cult authorities asked her to
perform better and bring kidneys after
every two weeks. She tried to get out but
she couldn’t. She decided to go away to
Tanzania in search of a pastor to secretly
help her and last year, she got exorcised
of the demons. She decided to speak of
her past and warn young people of the
danger lurking in their lives. And that is
why this story has come to you.
Not in isolation
When Dr. Mbugua wa Mungai, the
Patron of The Writers Guild, was in-terviewed
on the same, he said that he
had heard of a similar story when he
went to visit his niece who studies in a
Girls’ School in Eldoret. In this case, the
student reported the same to the school
priest.
Be Careful
But in KU, Vanice* left seven followers
of the cult, four of whom have so far
graduated according to her. But the three
remaining may be up to finish the work
that she did not complete, to kill the 83
to make 100. Who knows? The ques-tion
is, are you strong in faith not to be
among the “83 chosen few”?
Be careful whom you trust. Not ev-eryone
has good intentions. All these
stories are here with us.
PERSONAL CONFESSION
DUTY TO KILL:
I was told to kill 100 people
For 7 million
YBy Carole Nyabeta ou look absolutely fantastic!” After 45 minutes of being fashionably late, that statement is all we seek to
hear from whoever we cross paths with but obviously with preference for the opposite gender. With or
without knowledge, complements boosts self-esteem a big deal which then adds up to an aura of confi-dence.
However, being the best dressed in the room does not give room to be either outrageously rude or
ungrateful.
Handling complements has been a dwindling courtesy call by most of Generation-Y inhabitants. Tell a lady she looks
stunning, you’d expect a shy thanks but all you’ll eventually derive is “I know right?” Personally, once complimented,
I run into my shell of shyness before actually owning up the compliment. The society is moving away from board-room
job interviews and instead choose to merely socialise at the prospect’s environment. How you respond to that
complement may determine whether you get employed or not.
It may be hard to be modest about what you are certain about, but the following ways come in handy when it comes
to being courteous to the person(s) giving the complement.

WRITERS GUILD
NEWS ROUND UP
Brian Nyagol (left) and Gabriel Dinda (right), exchanges a
warm handshake after formalization of working relationship.
Looking on are executive members of Writers Guild, Kendy
Mercy and Clinton Sukuru.
#Writers Guild Partners
with Vibecampo to Rede-fine
Passion Exploitation
The Writers Guild and Vibe Campo, a
students social networking site, formal-ized
their engagement to bring a number
of packages meant to influence students
and other stakeholders to the better.
Moi University’s Vibe Campo’s lead
developer, Brian Nyagol and Kenyatta
University’s Writers Guild Executive
Director, Gabriel Dinda formalized the
engagement. In the agreement, Vibe-campo
team will develop a number of
platforms to enable the realization of the
dreams of Writers Guild. One of such,
is the Writers Portal, which is already
operational. Vibe campo will also be the
official host and manager of all Writers
Guild online Platforms. Other details
of the agreement still remain scanty.
Indeed, this is a step towards realizing
students’ full potential. All the informa-tion
regarding the two organizations are
available in ;www.vibecampo.com and
www.writersguildke.com respectively.
# Writers Guild Digital Manager,
appointed MUSO’s Editor-in-Chief.
Dekker William, a team player in
the Digital Section of Writers Guild,
is the new Moi University Students
Organization Editor in Chief for the
next academic year. His appoint-ment
came with little surprise as
he was tipped to clinch the coveted
position owing to his long term
association with the media industry.
Prior to his appointment, he was
the Editor of Moi’s influencial press
group, The Third Eye. He was also
the chair of the Umbrella body, Press
Club. As Writers Guild, we congrat-ulate
you and wish you all the best
in your fourth estate endeavors.
Photo: Dexter Photography.
The Flamboyant Dekker William, poses for a photo
after receiving the news of his appointment.
Martin Falk(left), Head of Press and Cultural Affairs, German Embassy, with
Gabriel Dinda (Executive Director, Writers Guild) poses for a selfie after a brief
discussion at German Embassy, Nairobi
#German Embassy allouds Writers Guild
for a Resounding start
The Embassy of Germany allouded Writers
Guild for a good start following the Launch of All
Senses Magazine, 0n 13th September, 2014. The
first issue of the Magazine featured German Am-bassador,
Andreas Peschke’s story in recognition
of the warm relations Kenya enjoys with Germa-ny.
The embassy invited the Editor in Chief of the
Magazine on 23rd September, for an informal
meeting. The magazine is uploaded in the embas-sy’s
website for access of the story.
#Writers Guild Member, The New fashion Guru in town.
When we talked of refining passion to satisfaction, the person who deciphered the meaning the Brian Allan Otieno Babu. This statement is true owing to the achievement made by the winner of Year in this year’s Kenya Fashion Awards. The Financial Economist, sent strong signals to the fash- the adorable award. Indeed, this is just but one case of passion uplifted to satisfaction.
(left), Brian Babu and Delila Ipupa(right), posing for a photo ater clinching the awards in Kenya Fash- # Writers Guild Officials, in
Unilever Idea Trophy Finals.
If you have ever wished to participate
in Unilever Idea Trophy challenge with
little success, that is definitely not a wish
for Maxwell Mmera Ayera and Doug-las
Logedi. The Kenyatta University’s
Industrial Chemistry finalist and finalist
Marketing Student were part of Team
Suitors which came close to clinching
the trophy at Unilever’s Industrial Area
Headquarters. The efforts to make it to
the final stage took a long process of
elimination of more than 700 groups.
The third member of Team Suitors was
Teresia Warui, again another Writers Guild member. We appreciate your efforts and wish you
well. The winners of Idea Trophy Season 3, was #Team Kiseti from University of Eldoret.
#Writers Guild Hosts Nigerian Icon, Thomas Ade-dayo
in a lifetime public lecture on Free Society.
The Nigerian icon, who is known for his efforts and cam-paign
on Free Society was hosted by Writers Guild when he
travelled to Kenya to deliver a speech on free society. Adedayo
is the director, Outreaches at africanliberty.org, one of the
key organizations championing for a free society. During the
event which was well attended, the liberator donated 50 copies
of books to The Writers Guild’s Library and gave every partici-pant
a CD with more than 100 e-books. The details of the event
was later featured in Nigeria’s famous campus newspaper.
#Kinyanjui Kombani, Samora
Mwaura and Dr. Mbugua wa Mungai
launches the first issue of All Senses.
Kenya’s Award Winning writer, Kinyanjui Kom-bani
was the Chief Guest in the launch of the First
Issue of ‘All Senses’on 13th September, 2014. The
other guests during the launch was Standard Media’s
Samora Mwaura and Kenyatta University’s senior
lecturer, Dr. Mbugua wa Mungai, who is the Patron
of Writers Guild. The launch took place in a colourful
event attended by a number of Writers Guild Mem-bers
and other guests. In his speech, Kinyanjui noted
that there was great need to provide a platform for
budding writers to grow and he pointed out that
Writers Guild was in the best position to do that.
We greatly appreciate you our guests
for joining us in this journey.

LIFE WELL LIVED
PROF. ALI MAZRUI:
Prof. Ali Mazrui
“He is known for his intellectual prowess regarding a number of issues”
By Lewis AMaina and Brenda Awuor. li Mazrui was an African literal Guru
and a pillar of hope on the African
political scenery. His prowess in
academia and literature was like no
other, taking upon himself the re-sponsibility
to represent his mother
land in words that went beyond
semantics. He awed all those that
came across his literal works.
The late professor Ali Mazrui was
born on 24th February 1993 in
Mombasa, Kenya.
He was well versed in the academic
and political world with his works
internationally recognized. He was
well read in various fields and held
many positions in various academic
institutions. He is also remembered
through his efforts to promote Africanism and his clear and sober thinking.
He is a man whose hat had many feathers, ranging from international awards
and at one point being among the world's top 100 public intellectuals courtesy
of Prospect Magazine (U.K)
He was author and co-author of more than twenty books taking it further to
take part in the publishing of hundreds of articles in major scholastic journal
and for the public media at large. In addition, he served in the editorial boards
of more than 20 international scholarly journals. Among his most widely read
books that provoked the mind of its reader discussing intimate issue with
regards to the African political diversity as well as religious synchrony included
the following:
1. The Africans: A triple heritage, it looked at contemporary Africa as a product
of three major influences, an indigenous culture, western culture and Islamic
culture.
2. Islam: Between globalization and counter terrorism. Ali addressed and an-alyzed
issues of stress and strains of relations between Islam and the West, in
this era of tense globalization,
Other productions included the Swahili authored Kilio cha Haki, The trial of
Christopher Okigbo, The African condition: A political diagnosis and many
more, he also won acclaims and awards in the literal field globally other than
lecturing in campuses in both the United States and Europe. A great iconic
African but Kenyan-born figure has departed and the best way to honor his
memory is picking up where he left from.

By Mark Mutali Chetambe
This is an an-thology
of 14
short stories,
published by
Kenya Liter-ature
Bureau in 2014. The
stories cover a wide range
of concerns. Written in a
satirical tone, the stories
promise lots of laughter,
while at the same time raising
disturbing questions about
the value systems that have
come to characterize Kenya’s
diverse society. The author,
Mark M. Chetambe, tells the
stories using dramatic plots,
funny characters and gripping
dialogue.
The stories in this collection
capture the laughter and tears
of a twenty first century soci-ety
as it sways forwards and
backwards in the search for
happiness. In both the village
and the city, emerging values
confront the older system
in an increasingly globalized
and digitized social-economic
context. The lives of ordinary
village and city folk form the
arena for dramatic tensions as
integrity confronts dishones-ty,
hope tackles despair, chil-dren
challenge the old, women
stand up to men, the citizens
question the leaders and hu-manness
flows in an ethical
desert. Through the stories,
the author demonstrates
that the real challenge of our
times-and the solution too- is
how to manage diversities and
differences, be they differenc-es
of gender, age, genealogy,
technological exposure, social
background, educational level,
or even differences in terms of
attitudes towards rural/urban
values. However, the author
does not present an overly
gloomy state of affairs; on the
contrary, society appears to be
capable of surmounting her
own problems and moving to-wards
a future of hope. There-fore,
even though society is
bedeviled by tension and neg-ative
forces, the unwavering
tenacity and resilience of the
people hovers above these
tensions. They are a people
who find time to laugh with
and at themselves amidst
the gathering whirlwinds of
change.
Retailing at Ksh. 400, the
book is available at Textbook
Centre, and in leading book-stores.
The author teaches literature
at Kenyatta University.
JOHN MUSAU:
MAKING IT BIG AT NASA.
I am a graduate student pursuing Master of Science in En-vironmental
Engineering and management. My experience
revolves around the field of applied remote sensing and
Geographic Information systems in environmental planning
and management. I enjoy this field because of the opportu-nities
to see both the natural and man-made resources from
space. In my recent assignment with Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)
in California, I have been involved in a project envisaged to
develop a drought assessment framework for East Africa. This
framework will assimilate information from satellite data to
give real-time and near real-time predictions of drought.
How? Getting to where I am now is a product of hard work,
focus and support from friends and family. I started off my
journey of university education with a lot of zeal although
it was not very clear to me how the journey would be like or
the where it was going to lead me. But I was always remind-ing
myself of the importance of giving it my best. As I went
through my Bachelor degree in Environmental Planning
and Management, the vision of what I thought was my best
career path took shape. After a three months internship at
the Regional center for Mapping of Resources for Devel-opment
(RCMRD), my interest in application of geospa-tial
and remote sensing technology was really nourished
and I started building my experience around this area.
The assignment I am doing is a very special opportunity
from my perspective. It involves collaborating with some
of the best scientists in the world who have had major
projects implemented in different parts of the world. The
access to the valuable information available here in JPL is
something that many young researchers do not get. Most
of the work done here is linked to NASA space missions.
I think a well-placed passion is what draws all other im-portant
factors into place whenever somebody is com-mitted
to realize their potential. However, passion should
be based on information and guidance from people who
have gone through the path you want to take. I find my
lectures, friends and workmates to be helpful in this.
What do you do at NASA: My assignment in the NASA
project am engaged with is to study the water bal-ance
in East Africa region using satellite data. This en-compasses
using hydrologic models to understand
the hydrological cycle specifically in this region.
Advice to K.U siblings: Do not use the course outline to
define the extent of your effort. Every day learn something
out of what is listed in your course outline. Make and keep
real friends, and be interested in what others are doing.
VICTORIA MIYANDAZI:
‘THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY
IRON LADY’
Meeting Ms. Victoria does not only bring thoughts of a
followed dream but also thoughts of a case of defiance to hu-mility
of a background. Being brought up by a single mother
in a family of seven children, today Victoria Miyandazi is a
lawyer, Rhodes Scholar and has just completed a postgrad-uate
law degree at the University of Oxford for the Bachelor
of Civil Law. She is going on to pursue a Masters by research
from October this year for the MSc in Education (Research
Design and Methodology), still at Oxford.
Where did all these start?
It all started, 14 years ago when I was ten years old. This is
when I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. I saw so many injus-tices
while growing up especially towards women and the less
privileged in society. From then I knew what my purpose was
and what I wanted to do.
Did you ever think you would be able to achieve all
these?
I never imagined I would achieve all these. There were a lot
of challenges by then. But I would pursue my dream despite
all the challenges. The more they said “couldn’t” the more I
thought; I can and I will prove it to you. The only voice that
mattered was my own and my dear mother whom I consider
an angel in my journey. Her mantra was always that we can be
anyone we an angel in my journey. And that’s how my journey
began
Victoria Miyandazi(left) and her twin sister, Ruth(right)during Victoria’s graduation in
Oxford University. Both are alumni of Kenyatta University.
Victoria Miyandazi, in Model AU Summit in Oxford. The idea of the Summit and the whole
organization of the event was Victoria’s brainchild.
The modern Kenyan student is a troubled student. We are
willing to achieve big and even give back but the problems we
have seem more glaring than opportunities. As someone who
passed through the system, how best can we get the best out of
our campus stay?
By having a balance between our social and academic lives and
also to choose how our peer influence our overall perceptions.
We also have to choose keenly how we express and address
issues that relate to our life on campus because we are the ones
to put a value to the quality of our degrees..
Victoria Miyandazi with, John Kufuor, the second president of
the fourth Republic of Ghana.
K.U ALUMNI FOLLOW UP:
VOICES FROM
DIASPORA.
THE VILLAGE FOOL AND
OTHER STORIES

‘GRADUATED FARMING: AGRIBUSINESS IS THE NEXT’
BIG THING.
Edwin Morris Munene,
Founder of AGRAKEN-CORP
Insatiable Demand
Every business venture begins with a
desire to succeed and either to make a
difference in the society by supplying to
a need with a commodity or service or
to improve one’s livelihood. Agribusi-ness
is no different from other business
sectors in that light. The demand for
food produce and horticulture is one
that is insatiable in Kenya and the
world over. Based on that, I can strong-ly
state that agribusiness stands as
one of the most lucrative ventures an
entrepreneur should consider invest-ing
in. My passion for agribusiness
was stirred up by the realization of
the immense opportunities that lay
unexploited in this sector in Kenya.
Misconceptions about Agriculture.
My view as to the cause of this apparent
lack of exploitation in the agribusiness
field is the misconceptions that surround
it .Ask any child out there what career
they want to pursue when they grow up
and my best guess, you’ll probably hear
mentions of white collar careers such
as medicine, engineering, law and the
like and almost none on agriculture or
agribusiness. This simply reflects a lot of
how the society perceives agribusiness
and it’s so unfortunate that a majority of
Kenyans are still stuck in the mind frame
that it is a dirty job which is for the
unemployed, instead of viewing agribusi-ness
as having such great potential to do
much more for us. Fortunately, this mis-conception
is slowly fading away and we
are now experiencing a time where there
is an upsurge of more and more entrants
into the agricultural sector which include
an encouraging number of youths.
Neglected Multimillion Industry
Agribusiness is a multibillion dollar
industry the world over and is concerned
with the dynamics of commercial agri-culture.
If the assertion that agriculture
is the backbone of Kenya’s economy is
anything to go by, then it’s about time
we woke up andsought to do away with
these misconceptions and encourage
farming and agribusiness. Kenyans
should become more entrepreneurial in
order to encourage small and large scale
economic development and increase
Kenya’s food security. Idle but fertile
land should be put to use. Farming and
farmers must be given more respect and
should not be viewed as a ‘last resort’
profession. Scholars in the fields of
agriculture and botany should serve
as a resource to contribute towards
efficient and effective farming through
their valuable research. Agribusiness is,
alongside the mineral and oil industry,
the future of our Kenyan economy and
would go a long way towards solving
the stubborn issue of unemployment.
About the
writer:
EDWIN MORRIS M. MUNENE,
Founder of AGRAKEN-CORP a
start-up agribusiness related
private company which upon
incorporation intends to become
a key market chain actor that employs
innovation to enable farmers get the
best out of their farms and their pro-duce;
creating an enabling environment
for agribusiness to thrive in the hope
that this will result in a substantial
improvement in Kenya’s growth, and an
improvement of its citizens living stan-dards
while also creating employment.
He is currently an under-graduate
pursuing a law degree at
Moi University, Eldoret. He is par-ticularly
passionate about straw-berry
farming and hydroponics.
GUEST WRITER 1: UNEMPLOYMENT NO MORE:

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