Anthony Mamai

If you are an avid social media user, by now the name Brian Ndung'u Waititu, or Yao the son of Baba Yao (Former Kiambu Governor, Ferdinand Waititu) is all plastered in your minds. He has been trending on various platforms for simply pleading guilty to driving a Probox, under the influence of alcohol. His case could have been just one of the usual cases, but by virtue of his surname and the make of the car, there was no way he was going to miss the spotlight.

While everyone is busy trying to show how he reassembles his father and making a big deal out of the fact that he was driving a Probox despite his dad being a politician, I cannot help but think of his change of fortunes.

In Kenya, one only needs a little bit of attention, mostly on a controversial ground and a brush with the law to be inducted into politics. With Brian’s case, he already achieved all of this thanks to himself, the media and Kenyans at large, and should consider going for a political seat.

How I pity his would-be competitors as he will easily stroll to victory while riding high on the earned fame in addition to the political influence his father has.

To Brian Ndung’u Waititu or as now popularly known, Yao, the gods of fortune have visited and it’s your time to make a mark in the political scene. I don’t know if you need to hear this, but majority of the youths which you are part of, are jobless and would do anything for such a golden opportunity.

Make hay while the sun still shines. And just in case you are looking for a political outfit, please consider starting your own and probably name it, ‘probox pia ni gari or probox na vijana'.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pulse Live Kenya.

(The Author, Anthony Mamai,&nbsp;is a Film Production student at St. Paul’s University in Limuru)

Brian Ndung’u Waititu and his father Ferdinand Waititu

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The recent report that Moi University students are starving is all but a tip of the iceberg of what broke comrades go through, while in pursuit of higher education. As most of us were growing up, we were told that our bread is in the books and if we read them, we would never lack food in our lives, but in university, the reverse is true.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Comrades are sometimes forced to skip classes to secure that extra cash that would hold them until the next day. It should not come as a surprise when I tell you that most of the comrades are married to being broke, as soon as the beginning of every third week on campus. Most campus students would easily pass the endurance test of any rugged military training be it the Marines, or our very own special forces without even a flinch. What we endure in campus is the equivalent of such training. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

At the beginning of each semester, you are likely to note that almost everyone owns a subwoofer, and a stroll along the corridors of the students' hostels for those residing outside the school could easily be mistaken for a Michelin 5-star hotel due to the aroma that fills the whole airspace.

Come back after two weeks and the aroma will be substituted by steam from boiling water to make tea and the subwoofers would be accumulating dust in shylocks Kiosks, or given to other students as security for loans given to them. The situation is dire that one would not even think twice causing chaos and destruction, when paid a few hundred shillings as a goon for hire by our so honourable politicians.

Female students are forced to practice sex trade or secure themselves sugar daddies so as to beat the financial disability witnessed in campus. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

It is high time the government and the universities come up with solutions like survival packages in the form of foodstuff, and a little upkeep for the comrades who are under siege before the situation gets out of hand.

To the parents, friends and relatives, send something once in a while.

(The Author, Anthony Mamai, is a Film Production student at St. Paul’s University in Limuru)

kenyatta university students pictured outside their campus after their strike (COURTESY)

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