WHY UON SHOULD NOT BE RANKED #1 IN AFRICA

       Have it in mind that the University of Nairobi is ranked #7 in the list of the top best universities in Africa, the leading in Eastern Africa and its environs of course. Migrants from abroad share the joy of learning in such a top flight Institution, thanks to scholarship forums. Every Kenyan wishes to study in a world class university whose vision is “Towards World Class Excellence.” Surely a harbor for the Crème de la Crème

      Every elite person from any palm of the world ought to know the University of Nairobi and the Liberal Republic of Kenya. It is a pot of knowledge. Revolutionary and philanthropist Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the Key.” So, a moment of silence to the University of Nairobi for the many lives it has changed positively and still counting.

      Being a public center of knowledge, hygiene should be a key pillar towards becoming a World class University. However, this is not the case. A dead rat smells. Someone somewhere does not do their work. The state of some of the student’s hostels is horrifying. The washrooms have become a nightmare. Sick smell embraces oneself near the entrance of the washrooms which are just next to the staircases, poor construction plan maybe. The structures are old and tattered, sinks have broken down and the walls shattered. The washrooms are always flooded, overflowing with urine maybe owing to the fact that most urinals have clogged. Bathrooms are substandard and one must assume an upright posture not to come into contact with the walls when bathing from a bucket given showers are rare to find. Bowl toilets mark another grave mistake; the flushing tabs have broken down so the toilet bowls fill up with human excreta which make one choke in the filthy effluent. Squatting toilets may be a remedy.

      Something needs to be done before it becomes a center of an outbreak, cholera maybe. This should be considered one of the many reasons why Obama wouldn’t come to University of Nairobi.

      As Kenya is gearing up towards being a developed country by 2030, Renovation should be ringing its bells in this learning center!

This should be a wake up!

Here are the photos of the poor state of the hostels in.....

College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS)