Cecil Bonventure My name is Mutonyi Cecil Bonventure. I was born in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, then abandoned when only 4 months old. I was thereafter brought up by my grandmother, whom I always knew as my parent. After Class Seven, my grandmother took me to her friend’s place and left me there to continue
I am James Mwaniki Macharia, a first-year student at the Multimedia University of Kenya studying for a Bachelor of Science in Computer Technology. Life was hard when I was growing up in Babadogo, Nairobi, in a densely populated, poorly constructed neighborhood. After my father’s death when I was in Form Two at Njumbi High School,
My name is Emmaculate Mutuku, born and raised in Kilungu, Makueni County. I have been raised by my grandparents since my parents went to Nairobi in search of employment. I’m from a family of four, and both my parents are jobless since corona period. Our firstborn brother has just gotten a job, and our third
David Kinyua I am David Mutumiria Kinyua, from Turima, Tharaka Nithi County, where poverty was my childhood experience. I grew up in a family of six. Being the first to complete high school and reach university, I carry the aspirations of my family. I’m pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Engineering at the University
Simon Muchuku Njuguna My name is Simon Muchuku Njuguna, a third-year student at St. Paul University, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Software Engineering. Growing up in Kasarani, Nairobi, poverty loomed large. My mother, an ECDE teacher with a monthly income of 8,000 shillings, carried our family’s loads by herself
Moses Macharia I am Moses Macharia Wangari, born in the year 2004 in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. I do not know my father, and was raised by my single mother alongside seven brothers. As a result, my mother’s part-time job was insufficient to feed us. The 2007 tribal clashes in Eldoret forced us to seek refuge
