To all ye academic braggarts and overachievers: mbinguni hakuna digirii!

JKUAT held its 29th Graduation Ceremony this past Tuesday, and a few friends of mine were among those who wore those ridiculous hats and those long gowns to commemorate the end of 8-4-4. They were all smiles as they took selfies with their families and their girlfriends and shook hands with people from the village who had come to celebrate their ‘achievement’ with them. And, after the main ceremony, majority of them retreated to reserved restaurants or back home and broke bread and made merry with their parents; who later on gave speeches about how bright their children’s futures were now that they had graduated.