By Beverly Mautiah
(beverlymautiah200648@daystar.ac.ke)
The email from the chaplaincy has shed some light on the miscommunication of the late Biem’s death. It remarked that there was need to clarify certain things.
“Dear Daystar, as we continue to come to terms with the death of Biem, some clarification is necessary on some detail.” Rev. Miano noted.
According to the email, Biem was shot 4 km away from the Main Campus where there are no traces of other students living in the said area.
“Biem was shot at Portland, nearly 4kms away from the Main Campus. I’m informed that no students live there. By saying “off-campus” we realize that we communicated the idea that this happened in the area immediately outside the Main Campus, where many students reside.” Rev. Miano stated.
The entire Daystar community is struggling with the profound loss of Biem Lang that occurred on July 7. Biem was an international student in his freshman year pursuing Computer Science at the Main Campus.
In the aftermath of the devastating incident, Rev. Miano advised the Daystar community to collectively acknowledge the imperative of fostering a safe and a secure environment both on and off campus as the investigations continue.
“In the meantime we urge more vigilance, increased situational awareness, and greater social responsibility on and off campus; investigations into this incident are ongoing.” He said.
No students live on Portland? Even in the area he was shot students also reside there. Clearly Daystar is not aware of basic living off-campus. How many assaults and kidnappings have occured in places that ‘students live’? More focus should be done on campus. It’s a right, not a privilege.