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We were only at the end of our second week as freshmen at the University of Nairobi in October 1979 when they sent us home.
The previous week had been spent on registration amidst the excitement of orientation.
We had immensely enjoyed listening to Prof Joseph Donders who walked us through the motions of a rewarding life at the university. The Christian Union organized a week of coffee activities called ‘Nyam Nyams.’ Freedom was in the air.
Prof Donders taught us how to read a 600 page book in one hour and how to enjoy the nightspots of Nairobi.