UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO USE TIME CONSTRUCTIVELY OVER THIS TIME.

Following the university lecturers strike, there has been a lot of free time at the disposal of students in the universities that have still remained open. Out of the seven public universities and many constituent colleges, only two have told their students to go home and the rest have students in their premises. This means that there is a lot of free time at the disposal of students with some having even the libraries closed. What it means is that basically these graduates are just eating and sleeping.

I would urge the graduates to put their free time into use because an idle mind is a devils workshop. It is upon such seemingly free times that one normally finds themselves indulging in drugs and other forms of substance abuse. The allure of random sexual escapades is almost irresistible and many unplanned pregnancies occur leading to dangerous abortions. In a bid to earn extra money to fuel their bad habits some may be tempted to indulge in crimes that may lead to prosecutions or careless loss of lives.

I therefore encourage the students to take it upon themselves to be responsible and try to put their free time into constructive use by continuing with their studies because at the end of the day, it’s neither the government nor the lecturers that will get hurt or get to lose. Those into sports and other talents like drama should practice hard for them to excel and also to keep temptations at bay. They can also form discussion groups and also be active in their clubs and movements by doing community service in their area of influence.

For those at home, instead of chasing around the form four leavers who have a profound desire to explore the world, they can volunteer to teach in the secondary schools around and also help parents in the farm or in the running of the family business. One can also use his or her skills acquired so far to engage in an income generating project to top up the parents efforts to pay their fees.

Meanwhile, the government should move swiftly and put the condition under control else students will continue suffering in a fight that they never initiated.