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List of JKUSA Awards 2016 Winners

This is the list of JKUSA Awards 2016 winners and the number of votes each winner accrued from the voting system. Politics and Leadership Most influential male student: Ian Kinanga (1151 votes) Most influential female student: Mellanie Kagehi (1076 votes) Male student leader: Odima Vincent (1034 votes) Female student leader: Sarah Mueni (1020 votes) Male class representative: Oliver Wesonga (989 votes) Female Class representative: Faith Nyasuguta (1094 votes) Exemplary deed of the year: Hall 6 Firefighting (1781 votes) Male outstanding Student with disability: Philip Musyoka (1089 votes) Female outstanding student with disability: Joy Mchungaji (1463 votes) Fashion and Modelling Male model of the year: Kelvin Nyamongo (951 votes) Female model of the year: Ladona Okello (1109 votes) Male designer of the year: JB Jura (1371 votes) Female designer of the year : Brenda Okuba (1161 votes) Sports Male outstanding sports personality: Collins Oyugi (1092 votes) Female outstanding...

Ranking should be Introduced in Kenyan Universities

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Wow! Calm down! I know I’ve just touched a very soft spot and you are already checking for your critic ammunition and preparing to attack. You’re probably wondering what on earth I’m thinking by babbling such unspeakable words. With the current shift in the Kenyan education system which has seen the scrapping of ranking in national exams, it would be far-fetched for a young man to wish to take Kenya back to the old times when ranking made top students perform better and students at the bottom to fail more. However, endeavor to give me a chance to explain myself, folks. I am a firm believer of ranking. I know if there was no ranking, I wouldn’t be where I am now. Ranking gives me the motivation to satisfy my inner need to be recognized as a successful person. Ranking disorients me from my comfort zone, alarms my focus and puts me back in the race for excellence. Nevertheless, we don’t all share in this perception. In fact, more than three-quarters of people don’t understand the benefits...