Congratulations! You’ve just accomplished something I never managed to do—earn a college degree. Between your commencement speaker and every aunt and uncle at your graduation party, I am sure you are getting a lot of advice. At the risk of piling on, I thought I would share a few thoughts.…
For a typical student, getting through the four-year campus experience can be accompanied with success or failure. There are a number of activities that every student ought to be involved in before they graduate. 1. Build A Strong Network Of Friends Before stepping out of campus, make sure you have…
The University of Nairobi is leading in the public universities category while Mt Kenya University is ahead in the private category, according to Professor Herman Manyora – a lead consultant with CPS International – who released the findings of the study dubbed “The State of Sciences Training in Kenyan Universities:…
The students are following in the footsteps of a young Ugandan lady, Ruth Nabembezi in trying to change the conversation around sex and reproductive health as a topic. Unlike Ruth’s Ask Without Shame application which focuses mostly on the girl child; Irvin Amukasa, Derick Mureithi, Rashid Beduni, Nicholas Wambua, John…
Diddy, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z, the three hip hop artists icons are in a tight race as they battle for the first person to reach a “three comma club”. This race takes us back to 2014 when Dr.Dre declared himself a billionaire after he sold his stake in Beats to…
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is investing nearly Sh1.03 billion ($10 million) in modern multimedia production studios in Kenya, which will lead to the creation of 250 new jobs, a senior editor told President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday. Two hundred of the jobs will go to Kenyans, and, additionally, the…
The NHS has been left reeling after a ransomware cyber attack led to patients being turned away and emergency services being re-routed. A statement from the NHS pointed to a particular virus called Wanna Decryptor. “The investigation is at an early stage but we believe the malware variant is Wanna…
Aspiring women representative, Esther Passaris was held hostage for several hours by goons at the University of Nairobi. She had been invited by Women Students Welfare Association for a motivational talk. She was denied entry by goons led by a former student who is an aspiring MCA. They demanded a…
‘Power’, The American crime drama television series which is usually aired on Starz is back for Season 4 after a short teaser last month. In this Season 4 Kanaan narrates that “That first night in jail, no idea what’s going to happen to you”. This happens as his friend-turned-enemy Ghost…
Recall when Prof Ayiro rallied all students and staff for a general cleaning of the main campus and led the exercise, he also promised to accompany the students to all major sports tournaments!! What is more important to comrades than a VC who brings them together?? Prof Ayiro has done it…