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I quit herding to pursue college education, Kajiado man reveals

Patrick Masago

KAJIADO: “I was born in Impiro village, Kajiado Central, to a polygamous family that had four mothers and 32 siblings - 17 male, 15 female. Ours was a nomadic lifestyle where education was not valued by many members of the family,” says Patrick Masago.

Luckily for him, his father valued education and he supported Patrick’s desire to learn. The young boy’s determination would see him trek some seven kilometres to and from school each day and it bore fruits as he went on to secondary school where he sat for his KCSE in 2003.

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