CHANGE OF LIFESTYLE IN CAMPUS

Being a first year is always preceded by a variety of cultures and lifestyles. In Moi University what defines a nd redefines a 1st year is the dressing code and manner of articulation. Most of us always tend to run away from our normal way of life and on the process embrace and emulate what dresssing code we have found in campus.
 
 Indeed it is said that if you go to Rome do what the Romans are doing. Yes, I don't oppose this but it is better to change with changes and this is an acceptable phenomena. However, majority of us tend to dig deep into the culture to a point where we find ourselves way out of the cultures and lifestyles in campus and in the process majority of students end up loosing their identity.

 

LADIES WATCH OUT ON "GIRLFRIENDS STEALING"

Men will always follow ladies of their target with lots of respect and enthusiasm. No sooner that the lady accepts to download her whole heart for him than the guy starts feeling that the inner is not as beautiful as the outer. At this point, the target for other people's girlfriends is launched and mostly successful.

One thing that amazes me is how it takes so long  for ladies to distinguish themselves from the too many make ups they entrench themselves with. How a lady can just be stolen and later be returned by the good guy just kike her sandals. Some ladies prefer to hunt those they feel are theirs but this makes the man recessive among the dominant male elements. A man falling for you because "ulimkatia"( you seduced him), rest be assured you are his jackpot, fishpond or even honeycomb. He will never love you but act perfectly to continue having his dues before finally kicking you out of his life.

A lady would admire a man because of jealous the woman around him enjoys. On the other hand real men will never fall for you when they know who dipped in your plate. They also treasure your manner upon their satisfaction with the facial looks as their " Tharaka Nithi"(strongholds)

LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN CAMPUS

There exists a thin difference between love and friendship in Campus. It is evident that most students are caught in between the unawares and in a situation that tires their brains and moreso their hearts. It actually feels so nice to have someone you call 'my love' but the big question is, Does true love exist in campus

True love actually demands a lot that most comrades in campus do not deliver as expected.''It's hard to avoid it", most comrades will say."We are social beings" and in a way I support that claim but a different viewpoint need to be taken to look into this matter from a different angle.

Must one be in a relationship?Being in a relationship is a choice that means we are not forced to be ie it's an open aspect and depending on what you want and how you want to live your life in campus can motivate you to to be  in a relationship or remain single. If you are not really ready for a relationship, avoid awakening unripe love until it ripens and what is more, you are ready for it

FIRST CLASS NOT FOR ALL

Just as it was everyone’s wish to get 400 marks and above in KCPE and score an A in KCSE, it’s still everyone’s desire to get a First Class in campus. This is everyone’s desire when joining the university but as time goes by most students lose their dreams and settle for anything else .This happens because of the following major reasons:

1 Misleading information they get from the continuing students.

As first years report to campus, they promise their parents they will go back home with a First Class honors. This changes immediately they start interacting with continuing students. They are told that lecturers never mark cats or exams, how “mwakenya” is the only way of passing difficult courses and many other false myths. This makes the first years to not see the need for serious studying.

2 Peer influence                                 

When you are surrounded by friends who are enemies with the Margret Thatcher Library, he or she is bound to loathe her too. It’s easy to see a comrade from the countryside wasting his/her life at the drinking dens in the company of a minister’s son for instance. Having fun once in a while is not bad but making a habit of it is suicidal

3 The “Mwakenya” thing

This is another contributor of failure as students concentrate more on ‘mwaks’ and fails to pay attention to the studies. A student wastes a whole night scribbling on that tiny piece of paper instead of reading and understanding the lecturers notes.

MTL GETS BUSY AS EXAMS LOOMS

It’s that time of the semester that Margret Thatcher Library receives the highest number of users. Library staff have now been given a run for their money who otherwise have been relaxing during the early parts of the semester since they don’t have customers to attend to.

 Exams are around the corner and everybody is making a frantic effort to update their brain memory lest they will see black and yellow in the exams. It’s during this time that all the 2500 seats in the MTL are fully occupied. It’s also the only time that comrades will be seen waiting for the library to be opened before 9 am.

While most comrades are preparing for the end of semester exams, others are busy carrying out research for their academic term paper and work based assignment. Internet is the most important source of information and most students want to utilize the wireless internet connection in MTL.

INSIDE THE FAMOUS HOSTEL H

Walking towards Hostel H from the students center commonly known as 'studie', you can only see a three storey building with some boosters overhead. In close proximity well written graffiti HOSTEL H welcomes you to what  many describe as the cradle of comrades, but unknown to many,behind these walls lie craftily facts that its inhabitants know well like to themselves like the palm pf their hands.

As I scale towards the upper floor to pay a visit to a friend, a sweet aroma greets me; the delicacies from the lakeside 'omena' commonly referred to as 'kisumu boys' here in campus. There is even a coorridor dubbed Omena street.Although it's 9:00 am i the morning,residents from this side of campus describe meals not from time it should be served on the table but the desire of their bowels to get filled.

One unique attribute of dwellers of hostel H is their creativity.It's the only hostel in the campus where comrades will operate any kind of business and meet the desires of their customers such as, 'fundi wa coil,omena fresh vendors, extra huge eggs vendors and printing services at affordable prices and many more'.

STUDENTS LEADERSHIP IN MOI UNIVERSITY

A student leader is one who exercises authority over a group of students in Moi University. This may be an elected student’s leader, a student religious leader, a captain of the institution’s games or sports team and a class representative, whether elected or appointed. A student leader is seen as a tertiary institution leader serving a given leadership position at Moi university who liaises with the University administration which is the entire system of university management headed by the Vice-Chancellor and also the Dean of students which is the office of the university charged with the responsibility of students welfare


Ethnicity has been e defining factor in Kenyan politics and society. It has not escaped Moi University as the students politics are dominated by Ethnicity. The process of electioneering is usually the stepping stone for student’s politicians to political positions in Campus and National politics in the long run. The methods used to solve conflicts in Moi University are seen as a learning stage for the student leader to solve problems at the National level in their respective political career.

Student’s politics in Campus ought to be regulated by the University rules and regulations governing the conduct of students. Formation of clubs and societies should be approved by the Chief Academic Officer after meeting the minimum requirements. These include the advancement of the functions and the objectives of the University. These clubs and societies, students practice their politics through the leadership. In many cases, these clubs and societies should provide a stepping for student union leadership

From the foregoing, politics is a game of intrigues, that the smart will have their way while the principled have their say. Campus politics is shrouded in similar intrigues, where coalitions are made and abandoned soon after elections.