Siaya widow's cry for help as son earns University admission

Egerton University main campus main entrance on February 9, 2022 [File, Standard]

On the morning of August 18, 2025, when thousands of freshmen streamed into Egerton University for reporting day, James Madere sat quietly in his mother's small home in Usoga village, Usigu sub-county, staring at an admission letter as tears rolled down his face.

The 18-year-old had worked tirelessly to secure a place to study Law, but poverty had chained him at home.