How do Campus students make the extra shilling?

Going into campus is a life changing experience for many. Many people do come out of campus changed in one or another.

When one graduates from a Kenyan Campus, many do end up as rounded individuals unless they of course spent their whole day in the library. There are also many other groups of students. There are obvious party animals and those that literally spent their whole time in the Christian Union (CU).

One way in which campus students have learnt to adapt is how to make the extra shilling. In common slang, this is known as hustling. When the Helb enters the bank account, many students do celebrate. However, within a few weeks, many students do find that bank account balance is approaching zero at a very first rate. Some students also use the Helb money to settle fees arrears and after that they are not left with a lot of money.  

One way that many students survive is to use their rooms for photocopy, printing and selling other stationeries. Such students do bring their relatives from home to help in the running of business when they have class sessions to attend. The room is usually so squeezed that you will wonder how many student customers fit in the room. The students make a killing when exams are approaching and students need to have notes and assignments printed and photocopied.

Running of campus shops is also a favorite investment decision for many students. However, this sometimes requires that one is connected to the student leadership. Once you get a license to operate the shop, then you are almost guaranteed of business since students usually have a way of finding money. Equally, almost all students shop inside the campus. 

Of course, the students that do manage to run side hustles are awash with money and usually attract girlfriends like bees to honey. The only other group of students that manages to attract attention are the student leaders. If one goes broke, then they can always cook in the room and have to do with the constant meal of Ugali, Sukuma Wiki and avocado (USA). Some students will also bring maize flour from home in a bid to cut costs and survive the long campus weeks. Some of the businesses churned out of campus do manage to become fully fledged businesses outside. For instance, Zetech College was started at the University of Nairobi dorm rooms and it is now almost becoming a University.

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