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Disabled Bomet boy turns to herding, weeding to raise school fees

Amos Byegon works in a neighbour' s farm in Balek, Bomet Central. [Gilbert Kimutai, Standard]

Amos Byegon, 15, may be physically challenged, but he has never allowed disability to define him. Throughout his young life, he has always found a way to turn despair into victory by living true to the mantra that disability is not inability.  

However, Byegon is facing probably one of the biggest challenges of his life even after passing his KCPE exam and securing a place at Chebunyo Boys High School.

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