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Originally Posted by rayfisher
Most fresh college and university graduates in kenya have the following notion about life abroad;
1.High standard of education. Anyone considering Ukraine? Please change your mind. Really. (If only I knew about Scandinavian countries earlier) The quality of education you get here is really questionable. You'll either have to study in Russian/Ukrainian, a language you really can't master in a year or two; or in English, being taught by teachers who barely speak english. They let you pass without you lifting a nail. In my opinion the only adavntage is that we get to specialize in fields that are to expensive elsewhere in the world, including Kenya (parallel): so many specialized engineering courses, med, dentistry, piloting etc.
2.Easy to get jobs that will help you pay fees on your own. Unless you're really lucky. Generally Africans here can't get jobs. One has to really be a hustler, a pusher and/or creative to get something to do, and when you do, the pay won't be good enough for you to support yourself. Tuition is about 4000$ a year, and you have to get support from home
3.Takes shorter period to complete degree/master programs. 4 for bachelors, 5.5 for masters. For engineering courses that is.Med n dentistry shd be 6
4.When you finally get a job after completing your program the salary will be hefty. I've met a couple of KEnyans who graduated from here. They;re doing prety well. There are a number of lecturers in Kenyan universities. No one ever stays here after graduating. Of course some West africans are normally too proud to go back home na wanabaki hapa wakihustle. Some things are hard to understand
5.It is easy to meet a citizen and marry to get makaratasi. Again I repeat, this isn't a place for a black person to stay. It's really easy to get hooked up with someone for papers here if one wanted to. Tons of West Africans do this. Am yet to meet a Kenyan ama Ug or Tz-ian
6.It is easy to get well doing kenyans and marry them.
Refer to No. 5!!
Now please help our young minds in kenya who read this to realise and understand the reality of life abroad,if any of the above is true where you are. |
It's just not a place to come to. you need a really thick skin to survive here. Majority quit after the first year, which on most occasions is a year of language study.
Racism is rampant, with several extremist groups promoting nationalism stating that all foreigners are unwelcome. A couple of blacks have been killed, and attacks on black and asian men are not uncommon.
If coming here ever crossed your mind, please think twice (hata 19 times!) Do spare some time and read:
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