Kenyatta University Pirates celebrated a 64-57 win over counterparts Terrorists of the University of Nairobi in an entertaining basketball Premier League game at Nairobi’s Nyayo Stadium on Sunday.
Thus begins a routine sports report in the Daily Nation. Hang on, maybe not so routine. Which insensitive, out of touch, inconsiderate person is responsible for naming the University of Nairobi basketball team “Terrorists”? That name has to change now. I do not know how long the varsity team has been called Terrorists and I am hoping it is way longer than 8 years because I refuse to believe that after August the 7th 1998 someone somewhere thought it would be clever to name a sports team, in Nairobi no less, Terrorists.
Symbols are strong. Names are strong. The University is named after the city, not the other way around. Show some respect students.
Remember: At least 219 people were killed in Nairobi that day, by terrorists, in cold blood. 207 of them Kenyans and more than 4000 were injured.
Pamoja Tuangamize Ukimwi
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May 30, 2006 at 6:03 am
akiey
Have heard the name Terrorists referring to the UoN team for nearly 15yrs. I remember way back in ‘92 someone argued along similar lines and nothing seems to have been done.
About time the team thought up a better name…as well as Fat Joe and his highly talented “Terror Squad”…maybe, just maybe.
May 30, 2006 at 6:43 am
The Hanyeé
I personally think its a sports team’s name and I’m not convinced that they have any reason to change their name…In the same line of thinking, perhaps you should also suggest that the KU Pirates change their names…a similarly monikered set of thugs have been terrorizing and killing seafarers from time immemorial, including the more recents pirates off the Somali coast…