| PHOTO: | Saul Henry Obwanda, a former student of Nairobi School at his place of work in Kisumu. [PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/ STANDARD] |
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Kevine Omollo
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Jul,22-2016 13:27:34
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KENYA:When Saul Obwanda received his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results in February 2013, he was an elated boy seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
He had scored A plain of 82 points from the Nairobi School, and having been orphaned about a decade earlier, he had known that only education would open his way to success.
As his aunt Hellen Jaenda told him to focus on his education, the first born in a family of four obliged and resorted to humility as the only value which would enable him get the best out of the guardian.
The 24 year old is however at the brink of losing hope in life after failing to secure admission to study Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Kenyatta University due to lack of fees.
Obwanda now works in his aunt's posh mill where he is not entitled to any pay, but compensates by being accommodated and fed by the aunt.
"I sometime find myself in tears without knowing the cause, but I am still hopeful that God will intervene in my situation one day and make me the great man I have been dreaming of," said Obwanda.
Every morning he wakes up and report to the old posho mill situated at Railway Estate within Jua kali area.
He had been living with his ailing grandmother together with his three sisters.Obwaka completed his primary education at his rural school of Ebuhando in Lwanda, Vihiga County where he scored 401 marks.
His head teacher Benard Kweya understood his financial situation, and upon the release of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)results, he resorted to seeking intervention to help fund the boy's secondary education.
He got admission at the Nairobi School, and with the help of the now former head teacher and the local well--wishers, they managed to raise Sh18, 000 which was used to purchase uniforms, books and other personal effects he would require while in school.
"The head teacher used to ask about me and how I was working on joining Form One, and one day he called me to school where he showed me an advertisement by Jomo Kenyatta Foundation calling on applications for sponsorships. He helped me apply and by good luck I succeeded," said Obwanda.
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