Change only comes with strong desire to build a better future

Progress, whether for an individual or people, is not an accident. It is deliberate and starts with a desire for something better than the current. This is then followed by a decision to pursue the 'something better' and sustained efforts towards making the dream a reality.

Just over 102 years ago, my father came to Kenya. Armed only with the vernacular education acquired in India, he could barely speak, read or write English or Kiswahili.