Kabarak University kicked off its comprehensive orientation program today, warmly welcoming a new cohort of staff members and trainers from both the university and its TVET Institute. Held at the Kabarak University Online (KABUO) facility, the program featured presentations from various departments, schools, directors, and senior management. Professor Henry Kiplagat, the Vice-Chancellor, led the day’s proceedings.

Kabarak University marked a significant leadership transition today with the Swearing-in and Dedication Ceremony for the newly elected Kabarak University Students Organization (KUSO) leaders. The solemn event, held at the Convocation Hall Chapel, emphasized the essence of servant leadership, integrity, and commitment to service.

Kabarak University's commitment to holistic student development was further exemplified yesterday with the commissioning of its newly elected Christian Union (KUCU) leadership. The ceremony, held at the Convocation Hall, recognized the vital role the CU plays in the spiritual life of the campus. The service emphasized the importance of servant leadership and the dedication required to nurture the faith community within the university.

The School of Music and Media provided a valuable opportunity for aspiring writers and mass communication students, courtesy of the Kabarak Journalism Club, with a writer's training session today. The event ran from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Various scholars agree that there is no one way of determining an individual’s gender.^[1] Leneck thinks that gender is a grammatical term referring to whether a word is masculine, feminine or neuter, and has nothing to do with whether an organism is male or female.^[2]

While the concept of sexualities in Africa remains a debated concept, one thing is certain. The perspectives of sexualities have evolved over the years. Professor Charles Ngwena depicts most African cultures as heteronormative and unforgiving to sexual performance in other directions.^[1] Professor John Ambani, on the other hand, is of the view that African cultures have been accommodative to different sexualities since the pre-colonial period, such as homosexuality where the instances suited the cultural practices.^[2] Some African cultures recognised same sex marriages where the woman could not bear children, because reproduction was a key aspect of marriage.^[3] This view was changed by the colonisation which brought with it various aspects like religion, that saw the introduction of laws criminalising homosexuality.^[4] The new perspective saw the continuity of these laws even after the attainment of independence of various African countries. The Kenyan Penal Code, for example, criminalises unnatural offences, which includes homosexuality therein termed as carnal knowledge with another person against the order of nature.^[5] Uganda had also passed a bill in 2014 criminalising homosexuality and attaching a death sentence to it, although it was later declared null.^[6]