WRITERS GUILD CHUKA UNIVERSITY LAUNCH.

The Writers Guild Kenya, on Sunday 2^nd April 2017, launched its seventh chapter, that is the Chuka University chapter. The day marked the beginning of a new era for writers in Chuka University, as they received motivational and very inspiring speeches from the guests present. It was a day that will be difficult to forget not only by the writers in Chuka University, but also by every other person who attended the occasion.

The event seemed to have hit a concrete wall when it was approaching 3.00p.m yet not a single invited guest was seated in the venue, while the stipulated time for the start was 2.00p.m. However, the reasons for the lateness were acceptable, as philosophers would say, “in an impossible situation, no one is held responsible”. A few minutes to three, students and members were already seated, listening to the music while waiting for the onset of the program. The fact that they all were delighted at the day was inevitably evident.

The patron, Mr. Adol Gogo first arrived just a few minutes to three, and patiently sat and waited with humility for the arrival of other guests. A few minutes past three, the chief guest, Mr. Gabriel Dinda, accompanied by Ms. Diana Achieng of Kenyatta University alighted and were immediately lead to SGT1- Chuka University for the activity.  It didn’t take long before Mr. Brian Nyagol arrived, and soon the program would begin.

To begin the event, the club’s treasurer, David Mwangi, led in prayer after which everyone was welcomed to the event by the chairperson of the club, Vincent Owino. To get everybody relaxed, the event was started off by a performance from Izzoh, a rapper and student at Chuka University, followed by another lively performance by Darues Warren, a dancehall musician, student and a writer. There were many other performances from Bella, a poet, Jimmy Yvone, a poet, Marquez, a poet and spoken word artist, and a guest performer Kaburu, a spoken word artist.

The speeches were the climax of the day, beginning with the chair informing the Chuka University fraternity about the steps Writers Guild Chuka had made so far, and what to expect from the group,
now that it was being launched. The patron then emphasized about the importance of academic-related writing, and that writers should not only focus on creative writing but also academic and educative writing. His speech preceded Ms. Diana’s, who reminded the audience about why they should know themselves. Ms. Diana emphasized on the fact that people should have perfect knowledge of themselves and that they should be able to describe themselves in distinct words when asked to. She also reminded them that people should always go for whatever they want in life.

After the interesting speech by Ms. Diana, VibeCampo CEO, Mr. Brian Nyagol took over the

podium, and ended up leaving his audience scratching their heads and meditating upon his words. He began by describing a brief history of Writers Guild Kenya, which pointed out to one fact, that nothing comes so easily; every good thing involves serious hard work, trials and failures, critical thinking and making hard decisions. He then touched on various issues that affect comrade’s lives and encouraged them to develop strong positive personal brands. Mr. Brian also advised the audience to do something that can make them unique, and to always be smart in everything they do.

The final speaker of the day, Mr. Gabriel Dinda did it in a style. He began by telling exactly how the Writers Guild Kenya began and what inspired him to start the company. He stressed on the fact that we should always prepare for challenges, and that nothing comes so easily. After realizing about the problem of stealing of articles by media editors, he saw darkness in the writing industry, and he had just two options, either to complain of the

darkness, or to create light to outdo the darkness, and he chose the latter, hence the existence of Writers Guild Kenya. He also urged the writers to be very serious with their writing, since there are so many writers, but good writers are few. He showed the audience about the importance of being good time managers and how so many people in Kenya today earn from writing. He also led the members in singing the national anthem, after which the club was officially launched.

These speeches left the audience inspired, motivated and re-energized, and afterwards the group registered six new members. The event was closed by a vote of thanks from the group’s secretary, Humphrey Muriuki, who also emphasized on the fact of self-discovery and appreciated everyone who attended the event. He then prayed and the meeting was dissolved, and the people proceeded to a photo session. The day was more awesome than any writer can ever write. It is worth staying in my memory for ever.