In the 2022/2023 academic year, the Chancellor of Egerton University, Dr Narendra Raval, offered to sponsor an essay writing competition for all the undergraduate students of the University
The five winners of the chancellor's Essy Writting Competition pose for a picture with Egerton University chancellor during the luncheon at ARC Hotel after the 46th gradution ceremomy( 10th February 2023)
The aim of the competition was to foster the culture and practice of writing among young scholars in recognition of the important role writing plays in the life of a citizen in the twenty-first century. The Chancellor envisioned that the finalists should be five in number and should be awarded prizes accordingly. The competition, known as “The 2022 Egerton University Chancellor’s Essay Writing Competition,” focused on the topic “International Migration” and was conducted between September and November 2022. More than two hundred candidates drawn from all the faculties of the University participated in the Competition. The essays were subjected to rigorous evaluation by a panel of judges from the Department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. At the end of the exercise, the five winners were identified. The winners were announced and awarded certificates and their prizes by the Chancellor during the 46th Graduation on 10 February 2023.The University is pleased to publish the five essays on this site.
The winners are as follows:
Olive Nekesa Okumu
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Title of Essay: “Live and Die in My Motherland or Leave?”
Prize: Ksh50,000
Peter Ondari Rosana
Faculty of Education and Community Studies
Title of Essay: “Reversing Emigration: Implications for Policy Makers”
Prize: KSh40,000
Erastus Wambiakale Otieno
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Title of Essay: “The Destiny of the ‘Third World’ is in Our Hands”
Prize: KSh30,000
Alexander Makau Mukiti
Faculty of Science
Title of Essay: “My Two Cents’ Worth on Migrating to Explore the World”
Prize: KSh20,000
Martha Irene Mwende Wanjuki
Faculty of Education and Community Studies
Title of Essay: “The Lure of the Middle East: Must We Go?”
Prize: KSh10,000
By;Musa Kurian