Daystar University has expanded it’s transportation services by acquiring a brand new bus.
This new addition to the University’s fleet will serve the Daystar Falcons sports teams.
The bus comes as a service to the large and vibrant campus community.
Equipped with a range of amenities, the newest sixty two seater bus is designed to provide a pleasant and an enjoyable experience.
With its spacious seating capacity, the seats will provide a more comfortable and a smooth journey to both students, faculty and staff.
A section of the Daystar students have affirmed the act and admitted they are ready for the new ride.
The introduction of the new bus is a testament to Daystar’s commitment to providing a top-notch facilities and services to its community.
The new bus will operate on a regular schedule , providing convenient transportation options for students, faculty and staff for sports activities. As Daystar continues to invest in infrastructure and services, it solidifies Its position as a leading institution that prioritizes the needs and welfare of its students and staff.
Death leaves a pain that no one can repair, but love leaves a memory that no one can take.
On July 13, 2023, Daystar University bid farewell to Jeremy Don on the main campus. The day’s events included a film screening, talks, and remarks that happened at the ICT theatre, followed by a candle lighting as we ushered the soul away.
Both staff and students in attendance were able to experience the late Jeremy and his colleagues’ creativity as they screened his new film titled Bi-polar. The black-and-white short video explores the difficulties of relationships when living with bipolar disorder. It was an upsetting situation, and most people felt like they could have done more for our brother.
Following speeches by Madam Nita Kihiro who spoke on behalf of the school administration, the school president, Geoffrey Tum, Secretary General, Newton Kamuyu and two other members of the Congress, the congregation proceeded to the candle lighting at P.A.C, where they sang hymns and lit their candles.
“Starting today, we must look out for one another. Not as on-campus or off-campus students, Nairobi or Athi river students, but as one Daystar community”. Tum stated. He went on to urge students not to wait for such events to demonstrate their strengths. He closed his remarks by requesting everyone in attendance to “allow Daystar to become a community once more.”
Jeremy’s funeral will be held on Tuesday in Makuyu, Murang’a County. An email sent by Daystar Chaplaincy asked students wishing to travel for the funeral to register with the office of the Dean of Students as soon as possible to allow for proper transport planning. The email further stated a short memorial service will be held at the DAC auditorium in Nairobi Campus on Monday, 17th July at 2:00 p.m. This would be a great time to encourage and pray with Jeremy’s family as they plan to lay their son to rest.
Daystar University in collaboration with AA Kenya services engaged in a tree planting exercise at main campus on Thursday, 13 July.
Officials present were AA CEO Mr Francis Their, DVC FAP Prof. Muturi Wachira, Chief Manager HR Mr. Pius Muia, corporate affairs manager, Md. Damaris Kimilu and Daystar Head of public relations Md. Jean Murungi, main campus governor, Laban Choti and students.
The goal of the exercise was to plant a thousand trees that resonates with the Daystar plan and the global goal to go green.
AA Kenya also had interesting offers for students and staff. AA Kenya CEO, Mr. Francis Their, said that they would offer discounts for Daystar students and staff.
In addition, AA Kenya provided litter bins to the university.
The email from the chaplaincy has shed some light on the miscommunication of the late Biem’s death. It remarked that there was need to clarify certain things.
“Dear Daystar, as we continue to come to terms with the death of Biem, some clarification is necessary on some detail.” Rev. Miano noted.
According to the email, Biem was shot 4 km away from the Main Campus where there are no traces of other students living in the said area.
“Biem was shot at Portland, nearly 4kms away from the Main Campus. I’m informed that no students live there. By saying “off-campus” we realize that we communicated the idea that this happened in the area immediately outside the Main Campus, where many students reside.” Rev. Miano stated.
The entire Daystar community is struggling with the profound loss of Biem Lang that occurred on July 7. Biem was an international student in his freshman year pursuing Computer Science at the Main Campus.
In the aftermath of the devastating incident, Rev. Miano advised the Daystar community to collectively acknowledge the imperative of fostering a safe and a secure environment both on and off campus as the investigations continue.
“In the meantime we urge more vigilance, increased situational awareness, and greater social responsibility on and off campus; investigations into this incident are ongoing.” He said.
Daystar University first year student Biem Mabek Lang (23-0605) was found fatally wounded by a gunshot last night Friday, 7 July in Athi River off campus.
The internationally student’s death was announced to students by the Chaplaincy Reverend Johnny Miano Weche on Saturday 8 July via email.
“His body lies at Lee Funeral Home, while the real circumstances of his death remain unknown and under investigation, “ stated the email.
The late was a computer science student. The email stated that more information will be shared.
Luxury interior design company Fine Urban Interiors has partnered with the office of the Nairobi Campus Secretary to offer a creative workshop for students.
The workshop aims to help students who are interested to learn more about the fields of content creation, digital marketing and real estate. Fine urban interiors are a construction company which majorly focuses on high end constructions with them specializing mostly in interior designs. The company has perfected the art of digital marketing and have managed to accumulate a huge following online. Currently their YouTube channel boasts of 91,200 subscribers with more than eight million total views.
While announcing the partnership on Monday, Daystar University Nairobi Campus Secretary Newton Kamuyu acknowledged that the design company are the perfect partner for the workshop due to their digital marketing and content creation prowess.
“Fine urban interiors have mastered the art of digital marketing, which has enabled them to amass a huge following online which in turn makes them a perfect partner to assist us in equipping our students with these skills which are ever more important in this modern world,” he said.
Newton Kamuyu
He went on to encourage students to enroll for the workshop which will be taking place this semester. “I really hope that many students will come and participate in order to learn about the content creation space. It is not everyday that you see a construction company manage to achieve the same level of digital success that fine urban has managed and I believe there is a lot to learn. During the workshop you can also learn more about the Kenyan real estate market as well as how to make luxury lifestyle content.” Apart from the workshop, the company will also be offering some slots for students to appear as casts in their real estate videos.
Uptake in luxury lifestyle content
In recent times there has been a serious uptake in luxury living content on Kenyan social media. The uptake has seen content creators who made different kinds of content toss their hats into the ring of luxury lifestyle content. A prime example is Seth Gor whose claim to fame was his comedic skits but in recent times has switched his focus to the lifestyle and fashion segment which seems to be very popular due to its able to attract advertisers and partners. This ability to rake in advertising money as well as collaborating with desirable brands has left many youths desiring to become content creators or as they are more commonly referred to as Influencers. It is in this niche that Fine Urban Interiors has managed to be successful as they showcase properties which they have managed to spruce up into spaces of luxury living.
The company also tends to work with influencers and celebrities who are known for luxury lifestyle such as Ugandan celebrity Zari Hassan and Sheila Mwanyiga among others.
The real estate content segment has also had a huge bump in popularity In the Kenyan space in recent times as Kenyans now desire to see homes that are in their neck of the woods as opposed to those far away in Beverly Hills.
The 45th graduation ceremony which took place on the 18th of November 24, 2022 right here at the main campus Bethel grounds was like no other. It was the first ever held graduation for the school of law and it goes without saying that “standards have been set high.”
This is the case because the school produced two of the best graduants of the season. I had the opportunity to interact with Madam Ruth Wairimu Muhoro and Mr. Royal Kalume Sila who earned themselves a first class honors degree in law and the Vice Chancellor (Dr. Laban Ayiro) could not be any less proud of them.
Mr. Royal Kalume Sila and Madam Ruth Wairimu Muhoro
With the theme of the graduation being “beyond a world of endless possibilities,” Ruth and Royal have proven that a first class is not beyond the realms of possibilities. On a one on one session with the two, this is what they had to say in regards to their achievement;
Qn: What did it take for you to graduate with first class honors?
Mr. Royal Sila: Hard work, constant turning up in class, long hours in the library, a lot of interaction with colleagues, endless support from lecturers (the Pioneering Dean Mr. Wekesa, Madam Asha and the rest of the faculty in the school of law.
Madam Ruth: First of all, decide what you want, if you want to pass, what levels you want to pass with and work towards that. Do your best, understand how your brain works, know your study pattern and be committed to it, be friendly to people and learn from them.
Qn: What was the hardest part of this journey for you?
Madam Ruth: Accounting was challenging for me, but with the help of Royal, I got to understand it, and get past it.
Mr. Royal: Personally, I did not have any challenge with the courses, but my most challenging period was the Covid period when we had online classes and not being an online favorite, I had challenges reading law in PDF because I am the type that wants to flip pages, write my own notes and just experience the whole class experience.
Qn: Do you feel that being the first graduating law class that you have set a good standard or pace for all other law students?
Madam Ruth: I think we have provided a good modern; we did the best that we could.
Mr. Royal: We have done our best and helped where we can.
Qn: What advice would you give?
Madam Ruth: Put the work and get the grades, listen to lecturers and practice team work.
Mr. Royal: Listen to the people before and reach out. Don’t forget team work and dedication.
Qn: Who are the most outstanding faculty members/ support systems that you would like to appreciate for helping you get to where you are right now.
Mr. Royal: Professor Moni Wekesa, Madam Asha Mikinyago, Madam Cathy Kilonzo (for believing in me).
Madam Ruth: I would like to thank the librarians and all lecturers for all the help.
Qn: Parting shot?
Madam Ruth: Do you, do your best and understand you.
Mr. Royal: Believe in yourself; believe that you are good and capable.
Those have been the giants of this years’ graduation with some piece of advice to all of us who are still on this journey. This should be a wakeup call to each and every one who has lost hope in ever graduating with honors. It is possible, beyond a world of endless possibilities. Question is, how do you want to wear it?
Graduation is a special life event that many people look forward to. It is understandable that after the hustling and bustling of campus life; burning the midnight candles, hopping between classes and generally going through the vigor of higher education academic life, that one would want to celebrate the culmination of the academic journey. A highly acclaimed diploma is thus the ultimate prize, and worthy of celebration. It is a joyful time in the lives of students, and they look forward to celebrating it with family, friends and well-wishers. Graduation spells a sigh of relief, and marks an end to the constant financial outlay f壯陽藥 ees entails. This is true for parents and guardians or even students who pay their own fees. For the fact that it is a one-off affair, many parents and guardians feel it is warranted to splash huge sums of money on parties in celebrating their children during this time, which represents a huge milestone in their lives.
While some are able to go out of their way to cater for this event, the reality is that not everyone is able to afford extravagant parties. These expenditures usually include: exclusive red carpet dinner parties, photography, new clothing, transport for their extended families and community members among many others. Just like any other big occasion, marketers, event planners and service providers are the biggest gainers. This is why they would never relent in pushing these big ostentatious party narratives to students, thereby creating a kind of situation where students are in fear of missing out. It usually leaves the less privileged students with feelings of inadequacy and pressure for not being able to keep up with the Jones, and even causing some to fall into depression.
In Daystar graduation groups for example, these planners, in the guise of student/entrepreneurs, step up to offer their services to fellow students for things like graduation dinner gowns, make-up services, graduation photo services and many others. “As a graduate of the class of 2022, I [had] a chance to market the products of a business I started in 2020 to my fellow graduating students, and I am so glad to say that my business income has grown by 10%”, says Mercy Kasalu, the CEO of Mercelina Collections, and a Daystar University 2022 graduating student (Public Relations Major). She, like many others, benefitted from the fear of missing out this occasion created among her peers.
The current economic crisis facing Kenya is something that can no longer be ignored, and households are tightening their belts, spending the scarce money meagerly on only essential commodities in order to meet basic needs. Needless to say that some families haven’t the wherewithal to cater for special occasions like big graduation parties. It is no secret that many students are facing the brunt of these harsh economic times, and coming up with the graduation fees alone proves to be a huge challenge for them to talk more of extravagant parties. This makes me wonder; are mass graduation parties something worth considering?
Part of the concept of mass weddings is to enable financially constrained couples to celebrate their love at a low budget. For others, it’s just about being financially prudent and not wanting to spend huge sums of money on a day’s event. The same concept can also be applied to students who are not in a position to splash huge sums of money for the graduation occasion. Maybe mass graduation parties should be something worth considering by event planners and service providers in the spirit of inclusivity. Ultimately, everyone deserves to have a memorable graduation celebration, and it should not be dependent on how deep one’s pocket is.
The proponents who are for big parties and huge celebrations might not agree with this. Some of them would argue that they saved for years in order to make it a memorable day to celebrate themselves, for a huge milestone in their lives. That is also true, because no one gets to set a standard of how anyone should celebrate their big day. The parting pointis that everyone should feel celebrated, and no one should have to endure the feeling of inadequacy because of financial constraints. Mass graduation parties might indeed be the answer, and probably the next frontier for school party planning. This should be a call to duty for event organizers to take this up as a new business venture. Over to you event organizers.
The Daystar University Students Association President Walter Nalwa on 25 October declared the impeachment of the DUSA Secretary General null and void.
Walter Nalwa issued the communication via internal memo send to all students, Dean of Students, DUSA Congress Speaker Evans Owino, DUSA Congress among others.
“DUSA Council appreciates critiue either positie or negatie. We highly appreciate issues including agcademics, welfare, co-curricular and extra-curricular. Dragging any other students into your personal, political feuds is uncalled for. However the Secretary General appeared before the congress and apologized for the uterances prior made,” stated the memo.
The memo was send in response to the DUSA Congress communication on the impeachment of the DUSA Secretary General send on 24 October.
DUSA President, Nalwa indictaed in the memo that Congress did not follow the process required, ”The congress leadership did not follow the due process under article 8.13 andi article 8.1c of the DUSA constitution before planning the alleged impeachment. I therefore urge the Congress leadership to be objective and put more focus uniting and not dividing whatsoever”.
Nalwa appealed to his fellow leaders to take care of those under their charge. The fate of the DUSA Secretary General now lies in the hands of the two parties with each holding a different view on the matter.
The Daystar University Students Association(DUSA) Secretary General Desmond Mywne has been relieved of his duties as of today 24 October 2022.
The communication was made by the office of the Speaker of Congress Evans Owino. Having failed to adhere to the values expected from him as a student leader in Daystar University and the DUSA Congress voting against him, Desmond Mwyne was declared unfit to hold the S.G position.
The S.G had appeared before Congress for questioning on Tuesday 18 October regarding his alleged misconduct. As detailed in the findings, the S.G had used his office in an abusive, vulgar, and demeaning manner in the Fun Day Whatsapp group forums.
The replies were directed to students who had asked for clarification regarding payment for the Fun Day event that was held on 15th October and some took to complaining regarding the S.G via email to the office of the Dean of Students.
One of the replies send read, ’’look kid if it feeds your emptiness go for it, if it makes you effective go for it, if it makes you irrelevant as you’ve always been GO FOR IT, if it makes you appreciated for go for it. You are who you are stop overselling you STUPIDITY here’’.
The S.G also posted on his WhatsApp status and went as far to disrespect the constitution, ‘’ Wacha waendelee ku qute constitution like mad men… the law my ass, chapters my foot…’’ this ended his whatsapp status in which he had said the next students’ fun day event would be held in Bali.
A student witness Ms Catherine Omondi who was a victim of the SG’s testified before the DUSA Congress.
This marks the Second DUSA Council Member to be voted against by the DUSA Congress after the former DUSA Council Treasure was impeached last year 14 October 2021 by DUSA Congress 2021/22.
The Electoral Commission of Daystar is hereby expected to conduct a by election according to the DUSA constitution.
