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I left well-paying job in US to do farming in my village

Jacktone Ambole at his poultry farm in Ebukuya village in Vihiga County on April 20, 2021. [Nathan Ochunge, Standard]

After graduating with a degree in Public Health from Moi University in 2014, Jacktone Ambole, went to the US to advance his studies after securing a scholarship.

After completing his studies, he got a plum NGO job in the US, worked for some time then came back to Kenya to ‘settle’. While exploring his options he decided to run for Mwibona Ward Rep seat in the 2017 polls but lost.

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