From doing menial jobs such as a tea collector, and security guard to ultimately heading the Kenya Institute of Development Studies (KIDS), his journey entails a remarkable tale of never losing hope. After finishing his KCPE in 1998, he got great results and received an admission letter to join Musingu High school. The news, albeit exciting, got mixed reactions from the family as the challenge to raise the school fees came into the fold. Four years later, Nyongesa sat the KCSE exams and scored a B mean grade, but missed an opportunity to get direct admission to the university. He later shifted jobs and moved back to Nairobi working as a security guard in Westlands, earning Ksh36,000 monthly.

Source: Daily Nation May 02, 2022 05:06 UTC