THE CORRUPT CAMPUS LEADERS

Kenya and Africa at large has been been missing on the map as far as development is concerned. Reason? CORRUPTION by those who occupy offices, those in position to change the African narrative to a more promising one. But then those leaders are not born corrupt, they are born, they see, they practice before they replace those they admire.

“Samaki huoza toka kichwani” is a phrase coined by the Swahili saying that the rot of a particular system states from the head, in this case if it were student leadership then the rot starts from the chairperson of that union or the vice chairperson going tearing down to the school based Student Organizations. Corruption is addictive , it starts from somewhere, it grows and blows up when one who was the mist corrupt in their youthful days manages to convince others to vote him as President or whatever post he/she decides to go for.

Kenyan campuses are the bedrock of corruption, power hungry students convincing comrades to vote them in, most of them from the villages deep down east and west seek sponsorship from corrupt politicians to fund their campaigns , they are very poor and are only looking for those posts to squander funds meant for needy students , once elected they form a cartel of poor students masquerading all over the place in suits ,and like you know In Kenya if you are a thief and you in a suit you are not likely to be caught , that explains why most graduates remain poor for the better part of their lives yet they still vote in Rich criminals to continue stealing from their pockets .

There is nothing terrible like handing over power to a student who only knows poverty,trust me he will steal from you and still from himself too, they are mean to the electorate and mean to themselves too. They are the type of people who will come top your house at lunch, wait till you cook, grab your meal and chase you out to dry in the scorching sun. They are very heartless. If you ever wondered why earth is not a better place than hell they just look at them.

They will sell you Campus Tour Tickets, which are meant to be free, they will want you to write positive things about them when the only positive thing bout them is their attitude to theft and corruption.

As long as Kenya still hangs petty thieves and elect the big ones to lead,they will still live in our midst but then their is no sense of students organizations if they are only feeding the nation with dictators,corruption lords and selfish individuals .

Say NO to corruption ,the occupants of those offices are thieves.HE CORRUPT CAMPUS LEADERS

Kenya and Africa at large has been been missing on the map as far as development is concerned. Reason? CORRUPTION by those who occupy offices, those in position to change the African narrative to a more promising one. But then those leaders are not born corrupt, they are born, they see, they practice before they replace those they admire.

“Samaki huoza toka kichwani” is a phrase coined by the Swahili saying that the rot of a particular system states from the head, in this case if it were student leadership then the rot starts from the chairperson of that union or the vice chairperson going tearing down to the school based Student Organizations. Corruption is addictive , it starts from somewhere, it grows and blows up when one who was the mist corrupt in their youthful days manages to convince others to vote him as President or whatever post he/she decides to go for.

Kenyan campuses are the bedrock of corruption, power hungry students convincing comrades to vote them in, most of them from the villages deep down east and west seek sponsorship from corrupt politicians to fund their campaigns , they are very poor and are only looking for those posts to squander funds meant for needy students , once elected they form a cartel of poor students masquerading all over the place in suits ,and like you know In Kenya if you are a thief and you in a suit you are not likely to be caught , that explains why most graduates remain poor for the better part of their lives yet they still vote in Rich criminals to continue stealing from their pockets .

There is nothing terrible like handing over power to a student who only knows poverty,trust me he will steal from you and still from himself too, they are mean to the electorate and mean to themselves too. They are the type of people who will come top your house at lunch, wait till you cook, grab your meal and chase you out to dry in the scorching sun. They are very heartless. If you ever wondered why earth is not a better place than hell they just look at them.

They will sell you Campus Tour Tickets, which are meant to be free, they will want you to write positive things about them when the only positive thing bout them is their attitude to theft and corruption.

As long as Kenya still hangs petty thieves and elect the big ones to lead,they will still live in our midst but then their is no sense of students organizations if they are only feeding the nation with dictators,corruption lords and selfish individuals .

Say NO to corruption ,the occupants of those offices are thieves.

WELL ABLE

Remember that time when mother would promise you a gift if you attained certain marks? A bike for the young lad or a dress for beautiful you. I certainly do! How could I possibly forget when I worked day and night, sacrificed my sleep at times, even skipped my meals, just to read for those exams! A bumble bee's efforts were nothing compared to the sweat I put in for that dress. Oh the joy! That filled mine heart once I saw the fruits of my labour, and just as you guessed, for the next countless Sundays ,it became my outfit.

I look back now and I laugh. Boy that was a lot of hard work. But then, I also realized how smart mummy was. She saw too much in me, too much to be left go down the drain. No wonder by all means, she had to bring out the best in me. A bribe you would probably call it. According to me, this bribe seems legit. It brought with it amazing results.

All grown up I am now, not many incentives coming my way. One or two characters at most checking up on your progress. So what do I do?.. Have I reason enough to throw in that towel? To let go of every dream, goal and ambition simply because there is no one to give me a pat on my back? Or say, "Kudos! Job well done!"

I bring to the table a different suggestion. Self confidence is it's brand name. Whether no one but yourself believes in you, keep going. Choose to be your biggest fan,your own cheerleader. Encourage yourself all the way. If need be whisper to yourself every morning that you are good enough! Refuse to be limited by fear or discouragement. I can assure you they will come, but step out of that cage either way.

Soon enough, you will be too far ahead for them to catch up. Fly if you can, if that's too hard, run, walk is another alternative, crawl if you have to! One way or the other you will get there. Then you can smile and wave at all who thought less of you. Shout, "I AM WELL ABLE!" Because you really are!

THE TODAY'S NEGLECTED BOY-CHILD

THE TODAY'S NEGLECTED BOY-CHILD

The persistent campaigns and awareness towards the retention and care of the girl child has   started to bear the much awaited fruits.However,in retrospect

the society has ignored the plight of the boy-child .The once promising star has started to lose its light and darkness is slowly taking over the foundations that were laid down for the success of the boy-child.It is not that I am trying to go against the wish of many and the milestones attained,but I am only trying  to bring out the negligence that the 21st  century boy child is undergoing.Generally we cannot refute the claim that history no matter how it is hated,it must be used for us to focus and plan for the future.

The enrollment to school has received a tremendous boost,thanks to the campaigns conducted by the government,Non-Governmental Organizations and other stakeholders in the society today.The number of girls enrolled to join primary and secondary school has seen a great improvement ,but despite this,we should take into consideration the retention,completion,performance and the transitional rates among this large numbers.According to research that was done,with regard to the boy-child rates of dropping out of school it was derived out that the boy boy is at a higher risk to drop out of school.For instance among the 620,000 boys and 586,000 girls who joined standard one in 2005, by 2010 there were only 558,000 boys compared to 562,000 girls (world bank,2005). This claim shows that despite the fact that the boy-child joins  school in large numbers,their survival rates is very low compared to that  of girls.This is generally attributed to the very many challenges faced by the boy-child in carrying out his studies.

Due to the various measures and initiatives that are being taken by the government and various N.G.Os to ensure that the girl-child does succeed in the society.This has been at the expense of the boy-child.How many students drop out of school,due to failures to attain average marks required to proceed to the next level?,and how many of these are boys? People today argue that most boys perform well as compared to the girls,this perception has really started to fade out,and the gap is being reduced.Despite the stiff competition between the boy-child and the girl-child,the girl-child  will obviously get favors during admission stages.The boy-child mostly fall into being the victims of drug abuse,criminal activities and very many social immoral,and once all this is at disposal then he can opt to drop out of school.

If protective measures are not going to be taken,then we are at a great risk to lose a very important species(boy-child) that is required to turn the society to be conducive for existence.I am not subjective here to females  being leaders who can transform the society and guard the values of a society,but my claim is that,the existence of the boy-child is very crucial for the success of any society.This is generally because the boy-child is considered to be more aggressive and physical in nature compared to females.This is because of the testosterone in males that makes the average male brain more prone towards any physical activity,and the boy child are less likely to cause harm and this is the kind of people required for any revolution to take place, and if we are going to lose them,then it going to be hard to realize the societal dreams

It is true even from the biblical stories of creation that man is supposed to toil and moil to provide for the family,Yes it is true I am not in denial.The fact remains clear that for the male child to struggle and make it in life,he must be provided with the favorable conditions for the same.Take for instance the numbers of male students who fail in standard 8 exams and they do not proceed to secondary and also consider the one who sit for the secondary school exams yet they fail,what is their plight?They easily drop out of school.The transition rate here from one level to the next is very low .However,the main concern here should be the taking care of both the boy-child and the girl-child,we cannot afford to lose all our energies and attention to only tje girl-child yet the other one is going astray.Everyone should be brought int consideration.

Cases of street children is on the rise,and this is very questionable,the large numbers of street children are boys,jobless young boys who spend their entire day by the roadsides is very questionable.The society today and that of tomorrow needs the boy-child .The sole proprietors of tomorrow lies deep within this street children if equal opportunity is accorded to all equally.My opinion is that before the situation gets out of hand the government should take quick initiatives to help save this falling generation of young guys..All children are the future leaders of tomorrow and the guardians of the future,and the first aim of every family and society should be to raise healthy and productive Individuals who are physically,psychologically and mentally well developed.These can be achieved through the guidance and the education of the boy-child who is the father of tomorrow.

By Rafael Kagwera