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US-based Kenyan built schools, digital centre to teach lower-income kids literacy

Twenty-four years ago, Mwangi Mukami, played idly alone outside their house as his peers were in school due to poverty. His family eked a living through hawking fruits and vegetables, and they lived in a tiny room in Kawangware slums.

Despite his tough early years, Mwangi now aged 38, is remitting in excess of Sh10 million annually, through MLIFE Foundation to assist the community through improved livelihood and education.

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