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I get my hands dirty to earn a living

Nicholas Opiyo

When Nicholas Opiyo, 27, sat for his KCSE in 2008, he had great hopes of advancing his education.

However, school fees challenges made it impossible to do so but undeterred, the young man opted to take a different direction. In early 2010, Opiyo left his home in Nambale, Busia County to seek employment opportunities in Kisumu. He settled on charcoal selling.

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