Pool is a game played by two people with 16 balls on a table using cues to hit the balls into pockets at the edge of the table. It is often found in bars and pubs.
While playing pool might be a time wasting activity to many, campus boys find it even more interesting than watching football.
Taking the case of Kisii University, a number of poolrooms have been put up around the campus due to large demand from students in need of playing the game. Campus students always define weekends as days to keep off books and stressful lectures during weekdays.
They say 'pooling' makes them relaxed and rejuvenated. The establishment of the pool rooms around campus not only benefits students, but also businessmen, who have a large share of profits from running the business. However, just like any other business, they encounter losses, especially when the students go for holidays. This is because they are their biggest market.
Playing pool is at the heart of campus dudes with even some of them downloading the pool games to play on their smartphones. It remains to be their favourite leisure activity.