MY VISIT TO KABARAK I made the grand entry into the facility on a Wednesday morning dressed in stripped shirt tucked in to a khaki trouser with my laptop bag held in my left hand. As I passed through the security check, on the security house was a notice that uniquely identified Kabarak from other universities. The notice read “no smoking, no drugs and dress professionally”. Having studied in a public university I was bewildered on the definition of dressing professionally. In my school I had seen beautiful girls rolling in miniskirts and breast busters to class and even during church services. I kept thinking about it as I made my way through the beautiful pavements built in between the classy designed structures until I got into the office. RULES AND REGULATIONSAfter normal protocol and introduction I was briefed on the rules and regulations that seemed endless. The rules seemed too harsh for a staff that it left me wondering the nature and the intensity of rules the students sit under. I was really confused and my biggest worry was if I was going to cope up with the them. Kabarak University was going to be my home now. I was assigned the computer laboratory as my first work station which gave me an opportunity to interact with both the students and the lecturers. The students seemed classy judging from their dressing styles, i make friends quite first and within no time I had made one. I had heard so many rumors about Kabarak and now I had the opportunity to rule them out as lies or facts. I therefore took the opportunity to ask my new friend who happened to be a student. DRESS CODEAfter conversing for a while, I noticed restlessness in most people and within no time everyone was out of the lab and heading to a certain direction. I was really confused and I made an effort to enquire. I therefore closed the lab and I too headed to the same direction, only to find myself in a large room with tall walls which happened to be the school chapel. It was compulsory for all students and staff to converge every Wednesday between 11am to 1pm for a church service that was led majorly by the school chaplain. During this time no one is supposed to exit the perimeter of the facility. Ladies are supposed to dress in either dresses or skirts below the knee. Trousers are not supposed to be worn during the service. Men are encouraged to dress in descent suits. After the church service, the congregation would later move in small crowds and notably of the same sex heading to either mess or cafeterias located outside the school compound. LEARNING ENVIRONMENTThe university is located in a serein environment, suitable for learning. The pavements and the roads are well maintained with most roads being tarmacked. Trees are planted with order in almost every corner of the facility. The singing of the birds is a common thing. Grass gardens are well maintained and trimmed often. The university boost of fully equipped school of music one of the very few in the eastern and central Africa. Very close to music school is school of law and school of medicine. EXPENSIVE BUT WORTH0Life in Kabarak is quite expensive and absolutely not for the poor probably for the middle class and of course the rich. In university like Kenyatta, a hostel room goes for between kshs 2200 and kshs 3500, without a middleman but at Kabarak the same room goes for between kshs 18,000 and kshs 21,500. Most students therefore opt to rent houses instead of being housed by the school. The school fees also are relatively high and not friendly for poor people, however it’s worthy every penny. For you to survive as a resident student at Kabarak you have to cough some good amount of money probably not less than 100k every semester, for those taking degree programs. TEAM MAFISIMale students are not supposed to go near the female hostels and the vice versa is true. There are designated zones for dating as the administration states. To minimize and probably avoid the menace of team mafisi, the compound is well lit during the night. The team mafisi therefore opt to rent rooms instead of living within the premises. Skipping classes is highly discouraged with high penalty.
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Since the biblical age women have been at the center of death of great men in the society. Samson one of the great men who ever lived was killed and a woman named Delilah was at the center of it all. Strong and great men who seem untouchable are susceptible to downfall through women. I know endless list of people who took their lives because of women; for some women cheated on them while other felt that the lovers of their lives didn’t love them with the intensity they desired. In Kenya a number of political big wigs and successful business men found their way in to the grave through women. A good number of this prominent people were very careful and plotted cautiously their every move. Unfortunately at some point they became careless with women and fell into traps through women. DEATH OF SENATOR MUTULA KILONZO |
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