Update from Carol Mwangi, Daystar Athi River Campus Administrator
Caroline Mwangi lives on the Athi River campus where she has been meeting the needs of international students and overseeing student services during the Covid-19 crisis. She was gracious to share an update on the situation at the Athi River campus.
“We have a few students on the Athi River campus, all international students. They eat from the dining hall, the University is catering for their food and accommodation. We've tried to ensure that the students observe social distance by allocating each student a room, no sharing rooms.
We had one scary incidence... one Tanzanian student who had been accommodated by their family friend in Nairobi requested to come back to Athi River Campus during this lockdown period citing a challenging situation with her host. She called the University and pleaded to be accommodated on Campus. We had no choice but to take her in. My other students got very worried mixing with her but we reassured them that measures were in place to keep everyone safe. So, we kept her away from the other students, housed her in Bethel hostel and ensured food was taken to her room and told her, she couldn't eat with the rest in the Dining Hall. We quarantined her 14 days and she is now safe to mix with the rest. We thank God.
Apparently, at the beginning, they were a bit anxious but they now seem to enjoy living with us here on campus. We encourage them to use the sports field and gym for work outs. They can enjoy the free WiFi on campus and watch TV and get to know what's happening in the world. Our chaplain Rev. Musili, uploads sermons every Tuesdays and Thursdays. We haven't heard any physical meetings since the government forbids it. Those on campus stay in and those off campus stays away until the lockdown ends”.
Caroline Mwangi, second from the right, shares an update with Daystar University leadership last year before the crisis of Covid-19.
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