Sex for marks, ‘Mwakenya’ were unheard of- Joel Shunza Litali

I joined Kenyatta University in 1991 for a bachelor’s of arts degree in Education,  majoring in Kiswahili and Sociology.

My favourite unit was Sociology and Criminology because it offered insight on why people acted in a certain way — and how to change lives. Professor Keere, who had ways of making himself understood, was my favourite lecturer. My least favourite lecturer was one Bagamuganda whose lessons I somewhat found hard to grasp.

Interestingly enough, a unit he taught was one of my favourites. Unlike today, sex for marks and mwakenya were unheard of. We read and passed or failed exams. Lecture rooms were enough and lecturers did not moonlight and leaving behind handouts for students to make notes.  I played a little football besides door-to-door ministering of the gospel, leaving little time for dating. But I later married.

The most memorable time was converting a non-christian Ethiopian to Christ. He  harboured the resistant traits of Soul, but I managed to change him to Paul. The Ethiopian further set up a church in Mathare Valley.

 Litali graduated from KU in 1994 and is now pursuing an MA in sociology of Education at Kenyatta University and an MA in divinity at the Nations University. He also holds a higher diploma in psychological counseling from Kenya Institute of Professional Counseling.