HOW TO PIRATE WITHOUT DISGUSTING YOUR HOST (context of Moi University Main Campus) Greg Adero Did you miss a room? Are you too poor to afford rentals at Talai stage or commute from Cheptiret or Kesses? Then you have to pirate. Comrades who had done this successfully before knows how to do it but to the new pirates, this is how to begin pirating, what your host expects from you, the dos and don’ts of pirating. If you follow strictly, then the semester will be very smooth and will end without you having squabbles. BE CLEAN . This is the first thing you need to consider when you’re living in someone’s room. Even if your host keeps dirty utensils for a week, try to be different. Try and mop the room at least twice a week and keep the utensils clean. Do not hang your dirty clothes anywhere in the room and in case you find the room mopped, try and remove your shoes before you get in. BE GENEROUS . However poor you are, be ready to provide at least some cash for quick l...
MENTAL SLAVERY Most people are aware of only physical slavery which majorly ended many years ago. However, aspect of mental slavery have continued to subsist amongst men and women, young and old, literate and illiterate, rich and poor people. One gets into mental captivity when he or she gets misinformed about self and real world. He or she becomes unable to differentiate how things are and how things should be. Most of the times the victim lives in fantasy world. This form of self slavery is more sinister than even physical slavery because the captives never realize their situation. Mental slavery is another form of emotional thinking rather than rational thinking. Here, one is guided by his emotions but not his mind. A lady who decides to be a single mother because good men no longer exist falls under this category. She is enslaved by misconceptions that all men are unfaithful, arrogant and violent. Maybe due to past experiences and the environment, she commits the fallacy th...
POLITICIANS ARE MISUSING COMRADES POWER As MUSO election are looming, Politicians around are already up on their feet to seek recognition. They are always in the forefront in doing anything for their selfish interests. These politicians are taking advantage of comrades’ situations and campus events to seek a political platform. After inciting us to fight last year, these people are out once again to cause tribulations so that their influence can be felt amongst the comrades. Unfortunately, they are using comrades’ power to pursue their personal interests. When the schools of Education and Arts and Social Sciences were out demanding for their marks last month, it was purely a peaceful demonstration for academic reasons. However, we saw them take over the peaceful demonstration and changed the subject from academic to political. We watched as they denied the MUESA and SASS officials to address the crowd at the student centre. We saw them disorganize the DVC and Admin envoy several...
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