I grew up in the slums of Kibera.  As a son of a driver, we stayed in a one room dwelling. I later moved to Spring Valley under the guardianship of  a pathologist whom my father used to drive.

I had an opportunity to study in Nairobi Primary School. We studied with the likes of Jonathan Moi, Charles Rubia’s son, Omamo. 

I keep urging  the government to invest in good primary and secondary schools  to achieve equity in basic and secondary  education.  After my sponsors left, I went back to Kibera. I did my   Comprehensive Primary Education (CPE), and I was called to join Lenana High School or also known as the Duke of Yoke.

However,  my parents could not manage the school fees, so I ended up in Upper Hill High School. I studied with the likes of   Dr. Frank Njenga and later joined  Mangu High School , but did not qualify for the medicine course, I so passionately desired to take . I was frustrated by the outcome, then my mother spoke profoundly to me. She said , I will one day become a great teacher. So I settled for a degree in Education .

I believe  in the words  of Marin Luther King Junior that:

“Not everyone can be famous, but everyone can be great. Because greatness is determined by service”.