10 years on, ‘monkey boy’ wants to be pilot

Meshack Challo,10 was rescued having spent part of his life with monkeys,

Meshack Challo,10, the boy who was rescued after having spent part of his life with monkeys, is slowly adapting to normal life contrary to perception that it could take ages for him to even communicate.

Challo was found in the company of several monkeys in the heart of Kilimambogo forest in early 2005. Ten years on, The Nairobian caught up with the boy who found a loving ‘mother’ and family in Tunza Children’s Home in Ngong’. It is hard to pick Challo out from the children playing in the home.  It took Diminah Khasialo, the children’s home founder, to call out ‘Babu’ three times before Challo showed up, ball  in hand and dressed in a Barcelona jersey suggesting he’s an avid footballer.