Love, Rejection, Murder Generation?

Recently the country woke to sad news that a 22 year old third year student who was pursuing her degree at Maasai Mara University was found dead in her room. The unfortunate incident is alleged to have taken place on Thursday night when the deceased’s boyfriend went over to try and win her girl back. This comes just a few weeks after a lady was arrested in Kangemi for stabbing her lover who had left her for another lady when he learnt she was carrying her baby.  Elsewhere, in Moi University town campus, a first year student stabbed a fourth year male student to death in another episode of love gone sour.

This is a worrying trend which begs the question what is happening to the 21st century generation? Where have we gone wrong? The cycle of love nowadays is nerve-racking especially among the youth; I can only break it down into three phases Love, Rejection and Murder. Note I used the words especially among the youth because the sad story doesn’t end there; actually it is quite the opposite. Earlier this year a man murdered his wife then committed suicide in Gatundu. Michael Kinyanjui who was aged 43 killed his wife Jane Wangui aged 38 and then hanged himself in an adjacent room. It was never clear why Michael decided to end his lover’s life and then end his thereafter. Kakamega residents were also treated to their fair share of shock when Maurice Otunga, 79, was stabbed to death last month by his wife, 68, when they quarreled over a plateful of Githeri.