Janet Waithera, a third-year communications and media student at Kisii University, did not know that one day she will be a mother at the campus.
The 22-year-old says though being a mother is a wish of any other lady, getting pregnant while studying can be traumatic.
"I nearly committed suicide when I realised I was pregnant," said Waithera.
"My boyfriend denied responsibility for pregnancy," she explained in an interview.
"Since then I have faced a lot of challenges including neglect from my friends and classmates," she added.
Waithera notes that it is difficult for her to balance the time between classes and maternal responsibilities. She either sacrifices one activity for the other.
"The worst part of it is that I have been left a single mother, no man does not even wish to talk to me," she utters in agony.
She said the tasks that come with taking care of her 1-year-old child have contributed to a deterioration in her academics.
Mrs Rose Otieno is the head of counselling department at Kisii university. She acknowledges the challenges single mothers undergo while at a campus.
"We offer guidance and counselling to such students for them to continue studying while taking care of their children because some usually give up and drop their studies," says Otieno.
Despite the challenges, Waithera is determined to finish her undergraduate studies successfully.
She advises campus ladies to be careful not to land into challenges like hers.