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10th IssueJULY 2019

The Riara University Newsletter

NEWSRLS at the Top!

The Red Cross Moot Court Competition took place from Monday, June 24 to Wednesday June 26th, 2019, at the Boma Inn Hotel Eldoret. The Competition was organized by the Kenya Red Cross Society and overseen and supervised by staff of the International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs, a special committee of the Kenya Red Cross Society. Before proceeding to the Moot Court Competition, interested persons in teams of 2’s and 3’s had to write an essay on environmental criminal liability in Kenya. Only 10 teams proceeded to the actual competition and Riara University was privileged to have Lilian Marseli, Ventura Kireki and Glory Mwangi, all from Riara Law School, proceed to the finals in Eldoret.

The competition aimed at imparting knowledge regarding the environment and raising awareness on environmental issues such as climate change, among young people in universities. There were learning sessions where participants were given tasks which required them to apply knowledge gained. Topics covered were: Physical Planning and Building Codes, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Environmental Impact Assessment.

Riara University managed to scoop the Best Briefs Award.

Hearty Congratulations to Lilian, Ventura and Glory!

From left to right, Ms. Florence Shako, faculty RLS, Ventura Kireki, Glory Mwangi, Lilian Marseli (winners of the Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 2019 - Best Briefs) and Jackline Nyaga, SJD (Acting Dean, RLS) pose for a photo with the trophy at the campus.

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RU iCentre Open DayThe Riara University School of Computing

Sciences  Open  Day  / ICT Seminar was held on

Thursday June 27, 2019 at G/15. The theme surrounded

ICT Skills, Competencies and Opportunities. It also

involved presentations from different industry experts

and leaders including: IBM, ICDL, Cisco, Huawei,

Seacom, Microsoft, MTN Business, Liquid Telecom,

Safaricom Limited and Internet Solutions. What fun it

was discovering new concepts!

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RU in Budapest! Waceera Kabando, Lavendar Ndung’e

and Miracle Ogbewekon all from

Riara Law School were privileged to

attend a one month Legal Summer

School Programme at The Pazmany

Peter Catholic University, Hungary-

Budapest. In addition to being awarded

a diploma certificate, the students

had the opportunity to interact with

lecturers and other scholars from

across the globe, thus expanding their

intellect. We commend the students for

this great achievement!

Industry Practices in India and USA On Tuesday July 9, 2019, the Riara Business School hosted

a public Lecture by Dr. Philip Roy, Associate Professor

at the Skinner School of Business and Technology,

Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, Tennessee. The

conversation was based on Industry Practices in India

and USA. It was an interactive session on how to study,

work and live in USA.

What People Say – Why RU?

Are you a Nurtured Innovator? The Riara University

Marketing Department is reaching out to all students

who would like to share their campus experience

here at RU in both written and video testimonies.

Applications are open to all and are as simple as a visit

to Room 2/9, the Marketing Office. Isn’t it obvious that

without you, RU would be non-existent? Let’s do this!

#YouMakeRU

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The Harsh Reality – Education to EmploymentAccording to a survey done by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in 2018, 7 million Kenyans were unemployed with 1.4 million out of this figure desperately looking for jobs. The KNBS survey indicated that, in 2016, there were about 25 million Kenyans in the working-age bracket of between 15 and 64 years. Out of these, 78 per cent were economically active.

The survey further indicated that 3.7 million of the employed persons in the working age population were underemployed, meaning they were available to work for more hours but were not given the opportunity.

In view of this struggle, the Advancement and Internationalization Directorate at RU organized a one hour workshop on How to Prepare for Internships as well as Work Etiquette conducted by Deepesh Jha, A copywriter by craft. Deepesh has over 21 years’ experience as a creative in advertising. He has also worked with great Schools of Communication including Ogilvy, McCann, JWT, Lowe, Publicis and Y&R.

In these agencies he has built brands, both in India and Africa, with his work being recognised both nationally and internationally in creative award shows and in the effectiveness of advertising. He is an avid reader and browser with a keen interest in technology. This keeps him savvy in new media.

The workshop was an eye opener for most students in attendance and was a good opportunity to coach students on being ready for the Job Market.

Transformative Learning – Modern Day Teaching PedagogyRU is keen on constantly redesigning her teaching techniques and learning experience. As a result, an interactive session was held on Wednesday July 17, 2019 at G/15 between top management, students and external facilitators with the main aim of ensuring transformative learning at RU. Topics discussed were varied and were mind blogging. Many thanks to all students who volunteered and made the meeting a great success.

Staff Publications Kina Cha Fikira – Dr. Ken Walibora Kelele za mlango katu haziniasi usingizi – “Kwa watu wengine, kushurutisha maneno haya yenye asili ya Kiingereza kuwa sehemu ya msamiati wa Kiswahili ni kero kubwa.” Julai 3, 2019 – Taifa Leo Unominishaji bandia wa neno ‘lalama’ unakihiri. – “Wale wanaojificha katika kwapa za usahihi wakisema “makala hii/makala hizi” si sawa au kutumia “lalama” kuwa nomino wanajidanganya wenyewe.” Julai 10, 2019 – Taifa Leo

SPEAKER: DEEPESH JHAA copywriter by craft, Deepesh has over 21 years experience as a creative in advertising. He has worked with great schools of communication like Ogilvy, McCann, JWT, Lowe, Publicis and Y&R

In these agencies he has built brands, both in India and Africa, with his work being recognised nationally and internationally in

creative award shows and effectiveness of advertising.

An avid reader, browser, surfer with a keen interest in technology keeps him savvy in new media.

19th June 2019 | 2:00pm - 4:00pmRoom G/15, Riara University

PUBLIC LECTURE

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Health is Wealth RU held its regular staff breakfast meeting on Thursday July 4, 2019. Discussions were aligned towards achieving RU’s core purpose of Empowering Lives and Impacting Communities. It was also a great time of interaction and catching up. The highlight of this meeting was a health checkup courtesy of the RU Clinic and sponsored by Winnies Pure Health.

Riara University would like to thank all staff who constantly do their best to ensure that RU continues to soar high.

#YouMakeRU

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University Education in Canada – Opportunities and Challenges for African StudentsThis was a Public Lecture championed by the Riara Business School. The presentation offered an overview of the Canadian education system and scholarships available for International students. This was directed towards students whose main interest was in seeking greater heights in Higher Education. The presentation was delivered by Abdoulkadre Ado (Ph.D.), Assistant Professor of International Business and Global Management at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. He completed his higher education in Africa, China, and Canada. His research focuses on knowledge transfer within the context of China –Africa partnerships.

Dr. Ado resided at the UN Headquarters (Office of Special Adviser on Africa), providing inputs on China -Africa cooperation. He has visited more than forty countries and advises executives on investing in Africa. He is a recipient of the Vanier scholarship (the most valuable doctoral award in Canada), a world -class scholar recognition from the federal senate as well as other competitive scholarships from governments in Africa and China.

Up- Coming Events#RUCF19!

The Riara University Cultural Festival is back! This time it will be bigger and better!! This year’s event marks the Second Edition, dubbed #RUCF19, and is set to run from the July 29 to August 2, 2019 both at Riara University and The Bomas of Kenya. The Festival aims at having all students participate and showcase their different cultures, i.e. food, dance and music, represented within the university. It also seeks to tap into students endowed with various talents as well as to promote different entrepreneurial skills.

Registrations for Models to contest in the Mr. & Miss. RU Competition and Entrepreneurs who would like to exhibit their products or

services throughout the culture week are currently ongoing. If interested kindly sign up using the

link -  http://bit.ly/RUCulturalFest19 Tukutane #RUCF19!

RU Worship Experience

Riara Cultural festiva

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Hello hello hello good people!

Happy new month …2019 has all of us on our toes can’t believe it’s already halfway in. Anyway lovelies…here is your dose of #javvnation. The other day a friend of mine asked me why I always get these crazy javv experiences …and it’s been on my mind since. Though I did give this corny response” I don’t look for stories they look for me!” 

As I try to figure this out … Today morning I was on my AM commute route and I just couldn’t get a nduber anywhere. The rain on the other hand has zero chills yaaaani it was just bad. So now I was left with one option …. Taking a TUKTUK

Like every bad decision, I took it out of desperation. All this just trying to be on time #new year new me manenos. A yellow katuktuk stopped and I got in as the 5th passenger. Now if you have never been in one …the hustle is real in them. It’s basically a scooter type of cabbie with a car like structure. Okaaaaay that’s making it sound classy. It’s a scooter with a bench at the back.

Where was I… Aaah yes! I got in and as is the trend around here the driver rushed off. With no shame!! The level of pimping this particular one had undergone though was on its own level. First help me understand the essence of neon bulbs in this thing. And the speakers ah ah feedback is the only sound they give. At least his playlist was liit.

We had been on the road for like five minutes when suddenly there was a loud thud! Then I realized that we were on the ground. In unison, we all burst into laughter. What cracked this up even more was how like 3 bystanders came and just lifted the Tuktuk back into its right position, why was all of this funny, this thing had been tipped over by a bottle!

Then it was like a really tiny accident. I’m just here wondering how I’ll explain the grazes on my hand as coming from such a petty accident. Oh I mean a little slip. An ooops moment.

Carpe Diem!

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RU Sports Desk The second semester of 2019 has been one of great achievements for all our sports teams. It began with a visit to the coastal town of Mombasa where the basket ballers travelled to honor their fixtures in the Kenya Basketball Federation Classic League. Both men and women took part in the two day event. Day 1 saw RU Bucks face Coastal Kings while the Scarlets played against KPA Youth. The Scarlets won their game while Bucks were held back by the more experienced Coastal Kings. Day 2 saw Bucks come out guns blazing to send off Baobab in what was a revenge mission after the first day’s loss. The team travelled together on SGR and stayed at the White Rhino Hotel for the two days of the event.

The icing on the cake however is the commendably good run that both teams have maintained since the start of the season. Scarlets seat top of the ladies league having won 12 out of the 14 matches played, while Bucks come second in a tie of 3 teams with 14 wins out of the 18 games played so far. The second leg which just kicked off promises to be even more exciting with the both teams expected to travel to Nakuru, Kisumu, Kakamega, Eldoret and Kisii for the away games.

RU Scarlets also made history this year by taking the St. Pauls University Open Tournament ladies basketball trophy In their first appearance ever at the event.

In Football, RUFC Mens team finished the FKF County League in fifth position out of the 20 teams that participated. The boys put up a spirited fight throughout the season that kicked of last year in December. The team has received invitation from Football Kenya Federation to join the Regional League for being one the most consistent teams.

In the backyard of things, RUFC Womens team has come off age to prove that ladies are not walkovers. In the recently concluded St. Pauls University Open Tournament, RUFC Ladies trounced older universities and colleges to come out winner of the womens football tournament. Coach Owen Makhoha attributed the win to the teams selflessness and good team chemistry developed in the last few months. With the good progress the girls are making, this will be a team to watch should they qualify to join the Kenya Universities Sports Association League, likely to kick off in September.

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