Olago prefers that when his story is told, it does not focus much on his face. He believes his existence is stitched bits by bits by the scars he carries on his face, body and heart. Anytime he runs his fingers across his face, he is reminded of how he almost died in a road accident in 1998 on his way from the court. They got a call in the dead of night saying his daughter Joy Atieno had perished in a road accident while driving from her home that she was constructing in Rongai. When he looks back at his life, he says the misfortunes made him embrace the fragility of life and to become more compassionate about the disabled.
Source: Standard Digital August 30, 2020 06:56 UTC