Since time immemorial, the youth have been excited about joining university, a phase in their lives where they are free from rules, parents and any other obstacles between them and freedom. Once in university, due to peer pressure, they get enthralled by clubbing, irresponsible drinking and other activities that may derail them from their goals. Following the death of three students this year, university scholars should critically analyze these happenings. They should ask themselves ‘is it worth the risk?’ therefore they are urged to be more responsible and be more careful when it comes to the choice of company. They should realize that at the end of the day it is their lives they are shaping. If it is a must to engage in these activities, then they should go with trustworthy individuals.
Ruth Wairimu Ng’anga lost her life after a night of drinking in the company of two male friends. She was found dead in a lodging in Ngara. The journalism student of Smart Media college had been warned against associating with strange people, as the director of the school stated. This was a few weeks after another journalism student of Nairobi university Mercy keino died after she had accompanied a cousin to a party in Westlands, Nairobi.she alledgedly stormed out of the apartments after an altercation with an MP at the party. Dennis Omondi Adari also lost his life in hospital after 6 days of treatment after he was battered by a the guard of ‘PSYS’ in westlands. He and his friends had been partying all around Nairobi when they decided to call it at the night at the club. They had been denied entry when he decided to go through the window. It is said that the boy was drunk.
They all did not have to die. Kenyan universities should offer guidance and counseling services to these youth. They should also be sensitized on the importance of maintaining morally upright peers. They should be taking charge of their lives because the ball is in their hands. Parents should also step up and advise their children on how to carry themselves while away from home. They should not leave this to teachers. The scholars should learn from those unfortunate happenings to be more responsible.
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If varsity students are immoral, blame society
Student, 25, killed in Nairobi lodging
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