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Akothee’s moving message to daughter Vesha Okello

Vesha and Akothee [Photo: Courtesy]

Singer and entrepreneur Esther Akoth alias Akothee is a proud mother. Her firstborn daughter Vesha Okello, also known by the sobriquet Shaillan, is in the Strathmore graduating class of 2020.

In a letter celebrating Vesha’s accomplishment, Akothee opened up about her parenting style, value for education and appreciated the 23-year-old for not losing sight of the big picture. Outlining how her daughter’s discipline, dedication and success was a fulfilling vindication, Akothee said she toiled and sacrificed her dreams to settle in Europe to see Vesha through school. 

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