Kenyans are mourning today after the demise of the former Kenyan President Daniel Toroitich arap moi. The announcement was made in a Tuesday morning by President Uhuru Kenyatta who stated that Moi died on a Tuesday morning at around 5.20am.

In the past few years, Moi has not been in a stable health conditions after being admitted several to Hospital for a check up on his health.However, he had enjoyed good health during and after his presidency.

In January 2017, he underwent a knee surgery in Aga Khan hospital after developing knee complications following an accident in 2006.In March 2018, his son Gideon and personal physician Dr. David Silverstein accompanied him to Israel for what they said was a routine checkup on the operated knee.

He was later admitted to Nairobi Hospital for another check up.There were also reports that he was admitted to the same hospital in October 2019 although his press secretary denied the claims.

The late Daniel Arap Moi came to power in 1978 after the death of the first President of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta. He served as a president of the Republic of Kenya for 24years.

In 2002, he decided to quit politics and endorsed Uhuru Kenyatta as the flag bearer of the Presidential elections, through the rulling party, KANU. It was however anticipated that it would be the toughest poll in the Kenyan history.

Mr Mwai Kibaki however won the polls, just as had been predicted by many people. It’s clear that Kibaki had once served for 10years as a VP under President Moi.

Moi has left behind seven children: Gideon Moi (Baringo Senator), Raymond (Rongai MP), Jeniffer, June, Philip, John-Mark and Doris. His wife Lena Moi died in 2004 after being divorced from her husband in 1974.

The late Preident Moi will be remembered for many things including his strong political regime, Nyayo milk and many more. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

More than 14 pupils are feared dead in Kakamega primary school after a stampede that occurred at around 5pm, on a Monday evening. More than 39 other pupils were injured and have been rushed to Kakamega general hospital for treatment. The bell had rang to mark the end of classes and the students were rushing through an exit door of the third floor of a 4 storey classroom block, leading to a stampede on a staircase.

It has been established that the most affected are class 5 pupils. Parents are currently streaming in and out of Kakamega General Hospital to check on the conditions and the whereabouts of their children. Two of the injured have been admitted in the Intensive Care unit.

Further investigations into the matter has been launched to establish the cause of the incident. Education CS Magoha has expressed his condolences to the families affected and assured that the government would get to the root cause of the tragedy. He further added that PS Belio Kipsang will be visiting the school tomorrow to find out what happened and further actions to be taken.

However, the tragedy has happened in a period when Kakamega County Referral Hospital is experiencing a shortage of Health Practitioners who are currently on a strike. The bodies of the slain pupils are lying at the Kakamega Morgue.

Students in Moi University have raised concerns over the devastating conditions of roads within and outside the institution. This condition has been further escalated by the heavy rainfall which has been witnessed in the past one week, making the roads almost impassable since they are seasonal roads.

The day to day activities within the university and neighboring areas such as Stage, Cheboiywo , Chebarus and other areas have been greatly affected due to the nature of the roads. The neighboring areas hosts thousands of students, villagers and business people who have fallen victims of the poor conditions of the roads.

On an interview with one of the business people around the Stage area, who decided to remain anonymous, he complained of poor sales recorded in the past few weeks. This is due to the fact that they are unable to carry out their daily activities on the muddy grounds of the open air market. Their trucks and transit vehicles’ drivers also face hard times as some of them have to spend their nights in roads as they get stuck. Most business men and women also have no shades for their businesses, hence they are greatly inconvenienced by the unpredictable patterns of the rains.

On the other hand , students have also raised their complaints since most of them have to bear with the situations of being rained on, to and from the lecture halls to attend their daily lectures. Some students find themselves down on the ground, as they are rushing to classes due to the slippery nature of the roads. This is however an excuse to some of the lazy students as most of them have to skip classes with the chilling weather and muddy roads being their reasons.

The comrades, business people and villagers are therefore appealing to the administration to liaise with the relevant authorities in the Government to intervene and ensure the conditions of the roads and pathways are improved.

More students in Moi University have been forced to seek accommodation outside the school’s premises following the implementation of the new rules and regulations to curb cooking in the school’s halls of residence. This happens a few months after students staged a peaceful demonstration demanding that the administration to allow them to cook in their hostels. However, the administration maintained that the practice is against the rules and the regulations of the university and warned that anyone found going against the rules and regulations would face severe penalties.

It was later followed by closure of the university for a period of time after the peaceful demonstration by the students became violent. The 2^nd years and the 3^rd years were the ones who suffered the most, as they had to stay at home for some months. According to the students, most of them resolved to seek accommodation outside the school upon resumption of the studies since they believed that the move could help cut on cost of buying the expensive foods from restaurants and the school’s mess. They further stated that the food offered in the school’s mess is very expensive and of lower quality.

Poor hostel conditions is among other reasons that forced more students to look for an alternative means of accommodation outside the schools. Poor sanitation around the hostels, poor drainage systems and waste disposal and terrible conditions in the washrooms were also the contributing factors that forced the students to seek another alternative in ensuring their accommodation is guaranteed in the course of their studies. The student leaders also stated that their efforts to negotiate with the school’s administration to improve the living conditions of students residing in the hostels had borne no fruits.

However, the administration has promised to work on renovation of the hostels in a move to improve the conditions of the hostels. The students have been further instructed to remain patient as the issues are being resolved

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