THE ROOM ‘’ BROKING ‘’ IN MOI UNIVERSITY.
Did you
know that it’s not the business
of the campus administration where their student sleeps? They don’t
know and they don’t care.
As the new semester commences ,deserted comrades in different
academic years flock in daily, not knowing where to lay
their heads for the night. Moi university being the biggest and the most populous campus in Kenya has space inverse to the big population. For
decades the administration has turned their back on accommodation matters, forcing
survival for the fittest. The suitable in this world is the few
with laden pockets.
Typically students book hostels online, a new system that
was introduced to curb corruption , previously associated with the manual
booking where janitors would be bribed for rooms, the highest bidders would get
the paramount rooms in the most esteemed hostels. With the new system it was
hoped that fairness and justice would prevail making the hustle for rooms a bit
bearable. But with corruption deep rooted in our blood, the online platform has magnified the
opportunity for the digital fresh key players. More, bigger cash is exchanging
hands faster than ever before.
A seasonal but rare
business opportunity for landlords, brokers and students who are always
a step ahead. Room booking and selling.
The undeniable in earnings making. Investors swiftly
constructing rooms within the shortest period ever, landlords have taken
advantage to charge rent per semester as opposed to the usual way of tenants paying
monthly.
Talking to a caretaker at Delaware hostels at stage in Moi university, Kiprop says
that the demand of rental houses
is at the peak this semester
,with three lots in session. With the high demand the tussle is harsh, rentals are going for around 5000 per month around 20000 per semester almost 10 times more than the normal 2500 per
semester. Money enough
to pay school fee for the whole
academic year in certain faculties such as the school of Education.
As most awful as the
situation is, some students are here to make money with no time to sympathize with suffering
comrades. The brokers booked more than one room, using different accounts, selling and overcharging their fellows who missed rooms.
Hostel J is the most despised being the dirtiest it’s well known for the juniors,
hence It’s the cheapest fairing around 5000-1000 per semester depending on
the demand, while hostel K , L and the
houses for ladies, most loved goes for 10000 and above, men hostels H and the
ones around Soweto neighboring J rates the same as J . M FOR MEN is the most prestigious going for at least 15000 per semester.
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