A ‘sexually transmitted degree’ is still a degree, right?

There are many ways of getting a degree in Kenya. Cheating has become commonplace, spawning phrases like: “Degree ni harambee” (getting a degree is a joint effort). Cases of sex-for-marks have also been seen.

Admittedly, campus is hard. They do not tell you this when they are carrying you through the village after you get admitted to university, chanting how you are going to treat cancer or colonise Mars. No one mentions it when they stop you in the streets to introduce their children to you as someone they should emulate.