It's dated 6th April 2011, and according to my calender, it will be a Wednesday. This date will go down in history as the day of 'GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY'. This is the day when most KMTC Nyeri students will not be taking their normal lunch, not because it will not be available, but because we have decided to share it out to Orphans in Tumaini Children's Home. The college released consent papers to which any student willing to forego that lunch would give permission to the college to share it with the needy by putting a name and signature on.
At first I was hesitant (don't judge me already, I was being human) to sign because the thought of me missing a lunch did register well in my mind, but later I decided to sign when the image of what others go through daily-when we are here complaining of half-cooked food, little food and such like things-struck me. I at that moment wanted to sign two or three times but realised that it was that single meal that I was to forego, and only a single signature was needed.
This is a great move from the college management. In the spirit of doing little to help, I would like to urge all those (like me) who still haven't made up their minds (though I have) to give their one meal away for those who seriously need it, to please do so, and atleast have a little feeling of what our brothers and sisters go through daily out there (though I know for sure Panaroma will gain big time from this). You and I know very well that that single meal alone will not be enough, they also need some financial aid, clothing and everything that there is in making ones life comfortable.
If you feeling philanthropic enough, you can still extend your contributions by contacting the relevant authorities. But if that's the little we can do, gladly take it positive and may God bless all those who have decided to give away that lunch for Tumaini Childrens' Home.
To Kenya Medical Training College (Nyeri)administration....nice one!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
An Act of Giving Back to the Community
Monday, March 28, 2011
A Congrats Note to College Management
I said earlier and am saying now, this blog wasn't created to just highlight the wrong doings of our college (nyeri kmtc) management. That will really be unethical of me. I will give credit where it's due.
Allow me therefore pass my warm congratulations and thumbs up to the college for what I presume to be then next Cyber Center or IT department that they are setting up. Am not sure when it will be fully completed, but the speed is recommendable. so far so good. If you still have no clue on what am actually saying, am talking about what's happening in "CLASSROOM 1" By peeping through the windows and the door, I saw computer tables arranged in manner likely to suggest that we surely will be having a spacious and more reliable Computer room. I don't want to sound opportunistic, but I was hoping maybe if the college (kmtc nyeri) would add into what they are building, a photocopying and printing machine for students to be photocopying or printing their notes from online sources, (at a cheaper price, compared to what we currently pay outside campus). What we undergo when doing all the photocopying thing is not that nice, and the management of Kenya Medical Training College-Nyeri can help us by setting up one such a center within the new Computer Room (if possible).
All said, congratulations once more, hats off to you!
The photos below display students in the current computer room and the works ongoing in the COMING one. (I'm so excited, this is a great achievement from the administration)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
SRC Election: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
THE GOOD
I would like to start this post by acknowledging the perfect work done by the chosen panel which ensured that we had a successful election exercise. (hope I get these names right) From Mr. Karanja, KMTC Nyeri's college Administrator- Ms. Anne, Mr. Njenga, Mr. Karani and Mr. Linus and the rest. You guys did a wonderful job! 'Tonje', I salute you too. All I can say is thank you and may God bless you and the works of your hands. You worked tireless to ensure that everything went as earlier planned. (it could be seen from your eyes and faces). Once again, KUDOS!
THE RESULTS
This is how the students voted in the next Kenya Medical Training College-Nyeri Students' Representative Council for the year 2011/2012.
Chairperson
Chairperson
1. Gideon Kiragu-239
2. Josphat Aminga-126
3. David Ochieng'-123
Academic Affairs
1. Gerald Mwai-267
2. Dickson Malit-172
Games Captain
1. Macharia Wanjohi-298
2. Eric Ochieng'-105
3. Stephen Ochieng'-20
Assistant Games
1. Phillis Irungu-252
2. Allan Kwendu-173
Dining Hall and Catering
1. Felix Mwendi-235
2. Dennis Mwangi-126
3. Scholastica Lumumba-102
Block A representative
1. Mercy Nyerere-222
2. Carol Macharia-185
Entertainment
1. Dennis Munene-267
2. Lemuta Saila Samaria-174
Security
1. Eric Ngare-231
2. James Sitati-209
The rest of the crew went in UNOPPOSED
THE BAD and THE UGLY
If you think rigging was done away with in 2007, then you had it all wrong. Genuinely speaking, there was rigging. Let's take for instance, if we have 10 people as voters, and after the results you have 15 cast votes, what do you call that? I don't want to go into too much details about that, so I will stop it right there. One guy was caught with more than one paper bearing the names of the same person. (slide through the pictures on the left sidebar and you will see)
Another issue which I noted was TRIBALISM. I realised that, as much as we are trying to fight tribalism, this guy is immortal. Don't get me wrong here, nobody hates his/her tribe, I love mine too but when it comes to choosing people to represent us in crucial issues we have to get out of those small tribalist cocoons and FOCUS! If you know you voted based on tribal lines, just know that you are that one fellow pulling us all back, and you are a big disappointment.
THE CONCLUSION
Politics is a dirty game, and only the distiest wins, (am not saying that the current body won by going dirty)...congrats to all of you who won. The party is now over, let the work begin *if any*.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
These are not College IDs!!
We need better IDs. FULLSTOP! A laminated one would do. IDs that we can proudly pull out and say, "YES! I am a student at KMTC Nyeri". Upto now, I still do have my beautiful high school ID, and everytime I look at it, it reminds of how great that institution was. For this one, I don't know how long I can keep it. IT'S ONE HELL OF A BURDEN! aaaaiiiiih yawa! kwani ni kipande system tena?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Inside the Dining Hall
The idea was to make a Dining Hall suitable for 192 students, not bad considering the number of students the college had back then. What about now? Currently I don't really know how many we are, but on approximation and after a quick survey of going round asking for people's opinions, we are about 700.
The last time we had a meeting with the college administration and the board members, one of us raised this issue. He tried using 'some words' in order to try and paint the picture of what we go through in that so called Dining Hall, to those 'who don't dine from it'. The college administration said that 'something' was going to be done about it. Sadly, THAT WAS IT! Five or so months on what do we have? The same eating conditions, or even worse now that we are forced to take even a cup of tea from that place. I wouldn't suggest that we need new a Dining Hall (of course we do, what am I writing), neither will I opt for expansion of the current Hall because I know that it's technically impossible considering its location.
Let's start with the basics, for Christ's sake that hall needs some VENTILATION. The conditions are unbearable especially during lunch time, I just can't understand why a simple procedure of renovating the place can take like forever to even start. The only ventilation we have are the two door that let people in and out. The rest of the place is fully sealed with stones and glass. Are we in prison or what?
I want to challenge the principal (a mother understands what her children want) to come in and dine with us one fine afternoon, so that she can get a feeling of what really happens there....people sweating, the hall is stuff and hot, (NO AIR song by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown can help describe it all)...I don't know what words I can use to describe it, maybe in two words I can say PATHETIC and to some point UNBEARABLE or can I replace that with SICKENING.
Anyway, to cut the long story short, seriously the hall needs some serious makeover. Someone poured tea on me the other day, not because she wanted to but because she had little space of movement. There's still much I want to write about the D-hall, the food e.t.c, but I'm still sampling relevant photos to accompany those writings....so I will keep that for the 'rainy day'.
(sorry I didn't have nice pictures about this one, this is because it's hard to take out my phone and start snapping it when people are eating, my mother told me that's bad manners)
This hall really looks good when empty.
The Hustle and bustle
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sportmen and Women forced to push bus!
The College Bus here is just a decoration...and when it for once decides to move, what follows is just an embarassment. the photos below were sent by one of the 'loyal sportmen and women' who went out to Meru for Sports...On their way back, they had to PUSH THE BUS uphill! I mean seriously, a whoel bus with the colors of a great college like this one being pushed by student because it "Kataad" to go a further step???
Check the photos below...
