NO POWER ON THE SATURDAY OF 28TH FEB

Following the blowing of the transformer at C houses a couple of days ago,the KPLC men in blue were seen fixing the transformer. In order to fully solve the problem of frequent blackouts at C houses, KPLC has put a notice at the Administration block notify students and the residents who dwell around the University that there will be no power on the Saturday of 28th FEB .

A hostel maintenance at C houses explained that an overload on the electrical system of the school was the main cause of the transformer blowing. The big question is,'Does this mean it's the end of blackouts in the University and especially in C houses'

WHO ACTUALLY WAS 'MASHOKA'!

Do you remember the infamous Peter Mashoka of 2011? This name is not new. For those who don't have an idea who this guy was, he is a guy who was used to attacking comrades using an axe leaving the victim for the dead.

What has never come to light is who Mashoka was, despite all the investigations and ghost vigilantes groups formed to reveal who this 'killer incognito'. It is believed that the 'Mashoka thing' was an inside job. He was one of the 'men in green'. That made his  arresting a nightmare. It's believed that he used to receive instructions from  the Chief security officer then Major.

Mashoka's atrocities provided Major with a justification to why many security men needed to be employed. The unsuspecting VC, as always gave a nod to this in his quest to see Mashoka arrested. Major consequently brought all his  villagemates to Moi  and hundreds of 'green men' got jobs. The Mashoka attacks subsquently came to a halt.

This is how selfish interests made the students victims, some escaping death by a whisker. Others still bearing marks on their bodies, a stark reminder of their  painful ordeals.

LIFE IN EARLY WEEKS OF A SEMESTER

Life on campus has a predictable trajectory. Some liken the behavior of students to that of a moth:wherever there is light, whatever the source, the moth will go after it. This behavior is perhaps best captured by relationships between the sexes, with the light being represented by the availability of money.

The first semester of an academic year is always filled with mixed fortunes for different students. While continuing students are faced with anxieties of possible supplimentaries ( sups) the newcomers are filled with pride, Nothing as it would seem can go wrong. They have finally made it to the highest academic institution in the land.

However,its not all gloom for the continuing students because a new semester also marks the arrival of new students. To the old students this means a fresh supply of boyfriends and girlfriends. At this take off stage, life is rife with intrigue, suspense and drama as the students sharpen their seduction skills. The creative content of TV commercials comes in handy. Terms in use at the time come into wide currency like ponyoka na fresher, making life fresher and freshers the pride of campus. The arrival of new students thus adds spice to the semester.

The wallets and purses are bursting at the seams with HELB  loan and money from  parents and relatives. With or without the spice of the freshers, the first four of five weeks of the semester could be described as heavenly for many a pleasure seeker. Everything is cool especially for those who have passed all their examinations. In the chips cafes,eyes are fixed on dishes like chicken, smokies ,fries and kebabs without remembering that a time will come when they will start spending a lot of time trying to budget for the cheapest meals.

Come Fridays, popularly known as ' members day', majority of students troop to a nearby entertainment joint commonly known as 'F2'. The seriously moneyed will hire a car and, with their lovers, drive to exclusive bars in Eldoret town where they will rub shoulders with the town's prominent people.

GOOD PROGRESS FOR ‘FIELD MARSHALLS’

The Moi university ‘Field Marshalls’ took part in the Kisii University open tournament earlier on in the semester in a two day tournament which drew 16 football teams from across the country. The Field Marshalls were drawn in group C alongside U.S.I.U and Cardinal Otunga High School.

Moi University beat U.S.I.U 1-0 in a closely contested first group match. The ‘Field Marshalls’ took an early lead in the 2^nd minute after they were awarded a free-kick. Ologi stepped up to take a superb free-kick that beat the wall and the goalkeeper to hit the back of the net. In the second match, the marshalls closely edged out Cardinal Otunga 1-0 as they took the lead in the 35^th minute courtesy of a goal by Pius. After a couple of good passes, he received the ball inside the box and took a brilliant shot that sailed past the keeper.

The two victories earned the Marshalls top spot in group C and also enabled them to sail to the quarter finals. In the quarter finals they were pitted against Town Rangers. They succumbed to defeat to defeat narrowly being edged out 8-7 on penalties after both teams were still level after extra time.

The tournament marked an improvement for the ‘Field Marshalls’ in comparison to the previous tournament they participated in where they went out at the Group stage. Things can only get better. March on ‘Field Marshalls.’

"A UNIVERSITY WITH A DIFFERENCE"

                                                           
 These were the first words from Prof Otike then the chancellor of Moi University during the orientation of first years who camped at the  'Students Center' to ear of their bright life in Campus.Many had worked hard in high school with an anticipation of joining a university.Their dreams came live when they were selected to join Moi University,an institution they would change their lives right from even the appearance of the environment of the institution.

Day by day, things started changing especially for students pursuing Bachelors of Arts degree where they started being seen crowding in one of their lecture halls commonly known as LT1.Others are still seen standing outside the hall just for the sake of attending a lecture

What a mess!One would ask did the Admission office not know the capacity the university is supposed to hold?Sequential scenes have been happening since then.Barely two weeks after first years commonly reffered to as"Freshers" had reported, blackouts started.Information from a reliable source reveals that tat this was the trend in the university and it has been happening since and its normally between 7pm-midnight.

Furthermore, students in the School of Arts have been spotted demonstrating just because some of them are in 4th year and they are yet to receive their previous years results slips.This should not be the case as each student is supposed to receive results after every academic year.

CHRISTIANO RONALDO ENDS GOAL DROUGHT AS REAL MADRID SEE OUT SCHALKE 04

Real Madrid's talisman Christiano Ronaldo  ended his three game goal drought by scoring a neatly-taken header in the 27th minute in his team's champions league game against German's powerhouse Schalke 04. His goal helped Real record a 10th straight champions league win on Wednesday as they came out 2-0 victors at the final whistle in Germany.

The holders other goal came from their Brazilian left-back Marcelo in the second half and they will fancy their chances of  easing through to the quarter-finals when they meet in the second leg next month in Madrid.

Ronaldo's goal edged him closer to both the overall goals record in all European competition and the Champions league.Schalke suffered a further blow when their talented former Real Madrid forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar had to go off injured shortly after the half hour mark.The German's had chances of their own principally through Felix Platee,whose fierce drive beat Iker Casillas but came back off the crossbar

Schalke coach Roberto di Matteo conceded that the difference in class between the two teams had told,"The quality made the difference.Real had three chances and took two of them.Perhaps if our shot had not hit the bar and gone in things would have been different"

KENYA BAGS 14 MEDALS IN REGIONAL JUDO CONTEST

Kenya won two gold,five silver and eight bronze medals at the just concluded East and Central Africa judo championships in Moshi Tanzania.The two gold medals came from a female exponents Cecilia Wangeci and Diana Kana.The duo waded through the contest to defeat their rivals from other East and Central African countries who took part in the championships.

Wangeci who had shown great intent to lift the hotly contested women's 78kgs, had no match as she floored her opponents at will in the category.After being declared the winner she said,"At first I was doubtful of the caliber of opposition to expect.However, I gained confidence after the first match.I realized I was better off tan my opponents.The belief carried me to win the gold."

Kana was outstanding in the women's 70kg category.She said better preparations and diet played a role in her winning."I was very dedicated in training .My advice for the upcoming players is train hard to win easy."Kana now has her eyes on the forthcoming All Africa Games in Congo and also in the global championships

Esther Akinyi won silver in the women's over 78 category,Irene Akinyi won bronze in the women's under 48 kgs as did Esther Ikungu in the women's under 70 kgs.Four men managed to bag silver for the country.They are;Are Amos Aori( U-81 kgs), Elvis Nato(U-90 kgs),Patrick Wakaba(U-100 kgs) and George Kimani(over 100 kgs)Those who bagged bronze were;Isaac Kinyanjui, Tobias Yungu and Samson Wambi.

The 14 medals saw the country maintain a second position,which they clinched in last year edition

WILL SOFAPAKA IMPROVE IN THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP RETURN LEG?

Kenyan based football club Sofapaka were on the receiving end when they lost 2-1 to Platinum of Zimbabwe in the first leg of the Confederations cup.However, Sofapaka head coach Sam Timbe remains confident that all is not lost and that his boys can overturn the scoreline and win the return leg fixture by more than three goals if they are to progress to the first round of the cup.

The Ugandan tactician has blamed poor finishing for costing his team the defeat they suffered at home ground and stressed that this is an area they are working on before going away for the return fixture in Zimbabwe. Timbe said, "We played well but we were let down by poor finishing.Had we converted some of our chances,the results would have been different.As much as we have lost at home, we can still pick ourselves and win away to go into the next stage of the competition.We also had  a challenge at the back and we intend to fix it ahead of the reverse fixture."

The Zimbabwe local based club take with them a vital away victory to this fixture.Their first goal was scored by Brian Muzondiwa in the 25th minute.Sofapaka were level early on in the second half but Fiston Rizak, much to the disapointment of many Sofapaka fans hit the nail on  the coffin and put his team on the driving seat in the cup competition before the return leg when he hit the winning goal in 77th minute making the scoreline 2-1 in favor of Platinum.

WENGER TAKES A DIG AT MOURINHO OVER FFP REGULATIONS

Arsene Wenger has laughed off Mourinho's suggestions the Chelsea boss made earlier that Manchester city should be deducted some points for bleaching Financial Fair Play Regulations .
The Gunners boss ,speaking at a press conference ahead of his team's meeting with Leicester city at the  Emirates, the  Frenchman smiled when asked if he believes clubs should suffer points deductions for failing to comply with with FFP regulations as Mourinho had suggested.

Wenger did hint that Chelsea also belong to this category of teams which have abused the FFP .
The French man said," The financial fair play rules have to be respected by everybody and if one club respected always the FFP-and you can underline 'always' its Arsenal then we don't have to talk about that. "The gunners boss also believes that there is still too much confusion surrounding the finer details of FFP-adding "It depends what you call financial fair play,as that notion has changed."

UPCOMING PREMIER LEAGUE TALENTS TO WATCH OUT FOR

Chuba Akpom | Arsenal | 

 

 The highly rated 19-year-old has been prolific for the Gunners' youth sides. The teenager had spells on loan last season in the Championship but has caught the eye in recent weeks for the first-team against Brighton in the FA Cup and Aston Villa in the Premier League.

 James Wilson | Manchester United |

  

The striker only turned 19 in December but has already made an impact in the Premier League, scoring against QPR, despite competition for a place from Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Radamel Falcao

 Jack Butland | Stoke | 

 

 The 21-year-old is a huge prospect and determined to oust Asmir Begovic from the No.1 shirt at the Britannia Stadium after returning from a series of loan spells.

Saido Berahino | West Brom |

   

Still just 21, the striker has flourished this season, scoring nine times already in the Premier League leading to talk of a big-money move and an England call-up

 Reece Oxford | West Ham |

   

One of the Hammers' hottest prospects, the 16-year-old is closing in on a first-team debut and was on the bench for the trip to Anfield with only injuries preventing Sam Allardyce from bringing him on and making him the club's youngest ever player - a record he seems likely to break in the near future

Harrison Reed | Southampton | 

 Yet another top prospect from Saints' academy, the 20-year-old midfielder has already impressed manager Ronald Koeman, shining on his first Premier League start - a 3-0 win over Everton in December.

 

Rolando Aarons | Newcastle |

 

 A pacy, tricky forward,Aarons has already caused a stir this season, scoring the opening goal as Newcastle dumped Manchester City out of the League Cup at the Etihad Stadium, and fans will look to see more of him