Deadly campus Romance

Over the last few  years the country has experienced major news on love triangle among campus students gone sour leading to gruesome murders.

In my article today i want to focus on some of the stories which made headlights on our screens over the last few years.

In the 1990s, most media including international media houses such as The New York Times reported that students mostly blamed the government for the deaths and murder of their colleagues.

That was then. Fast forward 20 years later and while the players remain the same, the script has changed. Fingers are no longer pointed at police and government agents for the horror tales that haunt campuses. In a bizarre twist, students are now turning on each other and even killing each other in cold blood for what some may term non issues.

According to Prof Lukoye Atwoli, a consultant psychiatrist and lecturer at Moi University’s School of Medicine, even though university life today is significantly easier than it was 20 years ago, the society has to cope with endless challenges brought about by globalisation and a new information age.

He says that present-day students grew up in environment that did little to prepare them for the challenges experienced at the University.

Emily Jelimo Ng’etich, a student at Maasai Mara University was found murdered in her room in what the police said was strangulation.t is alleged that she was killed by her ex-boyfriend from Moi University’s Annex campus.

Two years ago, a second year student at Kabianga University was accused of stabbing his campus girlfriend to death in a love triangle which left many in shock.

In January the same year, a fourth-year female student at Mount Kenya University confessed to killing her boyfriend by stabbing him for being unfaithful.

On April 2019,the country would yet again awaken to the news that ivy wangechi, a medical student at the moi teaching and referral hospital has been killed by her alleged boyfriend Naftali Kinuthia.

This questions on how far one can go as far as anger is concerned.According the culprit Naftali,he had a spy in  Eldoret where his girlfriend was working who was informing him of her every move.He later on show up in the parking lot with an axe and claimed Wangechi's life over what he termed as betrayal.

This are just a few of the many cases that have emerged with questions rising as to why they are happening.

Counselling physchologist  Josephine macharia says that,"students aged between 19 and 24 tend to be more emotionally volatile,and they tend to take fidelity cases very seriously."

"Its an age where people start to look for serious identify and a sense of self worth .We are all looking for something,and once yiu get it ,and worse you get it ,it hurts to realise betrayal."

My advice to all people is that if a relationship aint working...just let it go ..Take time to know yourself, explore places and grow your career.

Furthermore ,learn to move on.. accept rejection ..its for the better.This creates a paths for you to meet the right one.

Control your emotions.Majority of the people will tell you to follow your heart but let your brain lead you.