Kenyan Wits

This past weekend I visited a friend at Kenyatta University and was wowed by their new smart card id implementation. They use their IDs to pay for fees, for meals in the mess and even to save money. This kept me thinking, JKUAT the epitome of technology in Kenya, can’t we implement such a system? Imagine a campus life where with the swipe of a card, you can eat dinner, photocopy notes, attend premium functions, and open locked doors, just to mention but a few. Wouldn’t it be wonderful? Well, it’s rapidly becoming a norm in developed countries’ institutions. Students don’t have to walk with money everywhere so as to buy stuff or access services, neither do they need to carry bunches of keys to access buildings. A smart card is all they need. What’s a Smart Card? So, what do I mean by a smart card? Simply, this is a card which is smart. Ha-ha! Gotcha. That was so rude of me I guess. A smart-card is a pocket-sized card with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data and...

There comes a time while on campus when you send your parents a please-call-me text because you are very broke and they reply with the same text because; either, they are just as broke as you are or they are evading because you’re always asking for money. Then you begin to seriously consider your money options. Online writing is the easiest gig a student can do for money. As long as you have a laptop, Internet connection and can construct a sensible paragraph, you are eligible. You will need to find clients. It’s seasonal employment for the spring break or whatever break period you need to find a different hustle. Ask someone in your class, your roommates and call the advertisers who display their business contacts on the noticeboards. For a beginner, for whom this article is intended, you will want to stick to 3 pages or less. Ask for papers with a deadline of four hours upwards and slowly build your confidence. If your employer is nice enough (mine was) you can meet u...

Most of us college students take sports for granted. We stay ignorant of the fact that these sports can create future success paths. For those who had passions and great skills in some of the sports, then chose to drop them when they came to college, it’s even more unfortunate because they are losing more than they can afford to lose. So, before you graduate then look back into your past and wish you had taken sports seriously, go through these several reasons why you should take sports in college. 1. Build relationships and connections : When people who share a common passion come together as a team to better each other, strong bonds are created. Sports connect such people who develop deep friendships and these connections open doors for each other in the future. Humans are social beings and spending so much time together having fun is what we desire most. In addition, what if the person of your dreams, the one you want to spend your life with was your sports enthusiast, wouldn’t it b...