A month ago, while I was on internship in one of the media companies in the country, a senior editor in the company, an ardent fan of this FaceBook page, asked me why we always complain so much about Moi University. In his opinion he felt the institution was one of the best when it came to producing quality manpower. He wondered why nothing positive has been noted about the institution by the students. He went ahead to explain that he has been reading my articles and one thing stood out- constant complains and ‘attacks’ on the varsity administration. I was dumbfounded for a moment.
I struggled to get a suitable response. I stood there baffled but after quick thinking, I was able to explain that unlike other institutions that lack a vibrant social media platform, Moi University has one. We, the Students don’t fear to speak out. We lament, curse and pour our throats out, not because we hate the education, skills and experiences we get in here but our resentment is from the little things we feel are not being done the right way.
This got me thinking; don’t we have anything to celebrate about our university? Do we have to curse continuously the institution that will greatly define our future career paths, all the time? Are other public universities any better? You see, In as much as we complain about ineffectiveness of one way or another in this institution, hoping someone sees it and rectifies it , we should not be too blind to see the small positive things about Moi .
We are the students of Moi university . One of the best universities in Africa. We go through challenges; we don’t have ‘grade A’ facilities, we might not have the best management, accommodation remains a huge problem, Receiving Exam transcripts take forever. Missing marks is a common phenomenon; ‘Digital’ is a foreign term. But after all is said and done, Moi university students are still the ones to beat in the Job market. Challenges have made us stronger. The environment has transformed us into robust Go- getters.
We creep slowly out of the cocoon of inadequacy and take self-initiatives to arm ourselves with the necessary skills in the labor fields. Interestingly enough hunters come tapping our own-hard earned talents. Like loyal soldiers, we deliver the best with consistency.
We don’t have to parade our alumni on TV to show how sophisticated we are but at the end of the day we still remain the BEST. We don’t have to brag that celebrated journalist Mohammed Ali is an alumnus of this instituion. We don’t have to keep reminding people, Eddie Njoroge the CEO of Kenya power once sat on the metallic seats in Ngeria attending engineering classes. Neither do we have to say Hassan Omar, ole Kiyiapi nor Ronnie osumba among other great men and women were once here. And before I forget, did I mention the brain behind the innovative, life changing, globally recognized MPesa money Transfer technology is a Moi university Tech alumnus? If am to list all the great men and women who schooled at Moi, I might as well write a novel. The truth however remains; Moi got brains and intelligent ones for that matter.
I now rest my case without sounding too much of a PR student. But before I leave, I reiterate, anyone who still thinks Moi university is ‘of little value’ because of the frequent never ending curses on this FB page, should start thinking all over again.
I struggled to get a suitable response. I stood there baffled but after quick thinking, I was able to explain that unlike other institutions that lack a vibrant social media platform, Moi University has one. We, the Students don’t fear to speak out. We lament, curse and pour our throats out, not because we hate the education, skills and experiences we get in here but our resentment is from the little things we feel are not being done the right way.
This got me thinking; don’t we have anything to celebrate about our university? Do we have to curse continuously the institution that will greatly define our future career paths, all the time? Are other public universities any better? You see, In as much as we complain about ineffectiveness of one way or another in this institution, hoping someone sees it and rectifies it , we should not be too blind to see the small positive things about Moi .
We are the students of Moi university . One of the best universities in Africa. We go through challenges; we don’t have ‘grade A’ facilities, we might not have the best management, accommodation remains a huge problem, Receiving Exam transcripts take forever. Missing marks is a common phenomenon; ‘Digital’ is a foreign term. But after all is said and done, Moi university students are still the ones to beat in the Job market. Challenges have made us stronger. The environment has transformed us into robust Go- getters.
We creep slowly out of the cocoon of inadequacy and take self-initiatives to arm ourselves with the necessary skills in the labor fields. Interestingly enough hunters come tapping our own-hard earned talents. Like loyal soldiers, we deliver the best with consistency.
We don’t have to parade our alumni on TV to show how sophisticated we are but at the end of the day we still remain the BEST. We don’t have to brag that celebrated journalist Mohammed Ali is an alumnus of this instituion. We don’t have to keep reminding people, Eddie Njoroge the CEO of Kenya power once sat on the metallic seats in Ngeria attending engineering classes. Neither do we have to say Hassan Omar, ole Kiyiapi nor Ronnie osumba among other great men and women were once here. And before I forget, did I mention the brain behind the innovative, life changing, globally recognized MPesa money Transfer technology is a Moi university Tech alumnus? If am to list all the great men and women who schooled at Moi, I might as well write a novel. The truth however remains; Moi got brains and intelligent ones for that matter.
I now rest my case without sounding too much of a PR student. But before I leave, I reiterate, anyone who still thinks Moi university is ‘of little value’ because of the frequent never ending curses on this FB page, should start thinking all over again.
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