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| Poverty does not stop brilliant boy |
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Life in the slums is not a bed of roses. You have to contend with insecurity, unhealthy sanitation and poor housing. Those that have migrated from the rural areas, looking for a promise of heaven, find themselves confined to life in shacks. But in such despondency, there is a ray of hope. |
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| It glimmers in the person of Emmanuel Asamba Mulondolo, a bright young man from Kinyago slums next to Eastleigh area in Nairobi city. Emmanuel, an immediate former student of Church Army Academy, passed his final Kenya Certificate of Primary School Education (KCPE) exams last year with a score of 403 out of 500 points. A beneficiary of the academy’s Bursary Fund, Asamba is determined to turn his life around and make a mark in life. “I see the challenging circumstances of my life as opportunities to see God’s goodness and to be a better person.” |
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| Born January 13, 1991 in Nairobi, Asamba is the sixth-born in a family of seven. “My dad passed away in 1994 when I was three, leaving me with only scant memories of him.” Asamba’s mother, Monica Andeso Produs, who moved in to fill the family bread-winner gap, died last year when Asamba was in his final year. Kevin Maloba, one of Asamba’s brothers, now raises Asamba and other younger siblings through the small food business their mother left. The Academy fully paid Asamba’s fees in his final year through its Bursary Fund. The fund caters for bright students unable to meet school fees obligations due to financial difficulties. |
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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited” - Plutach
He is alive and well. Former star-student at the Church Army Academy Emmanuel Asamba has not changed much except in maturity and expanded knowledge. |
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| We visited with him at Dagoretti High School and found him bristling with good health, hard work and intelligence. |
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Asamba’s class master Mr Steven Njuguna praised the boy in front of his classmates, calling him a responsible and focused young man who is doing well academically.
As a result of the impressive character he has exhibited, Asamba has been appointed the class monitor of Form 1 East. “Although the first term in Form One is a tricky one for judging a student’s capability, I feel that this boy is exhibiting all the right signs of an academically focused and disciplined person who can be nurtured into a success,” Njuguna said. |
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| By God’s grace Asamba’s fees for the first term have fully been paid. We did notice, however, that his shoes are old and a shiny new pair would perfectly match his brilliance. Asamba is an orphan who completed his primary education at the Academy through the school’s Bursary Fund. Those inspired to invest in this promising young man can get in touch with the Resource Management and Communication Unit office at the Church Army Africa secretariat and discuss how they can assist Asamba. |
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