How I got a scholarship to Harvard University

Ernest Ochieng is an apprentice attached to KPLC CEO Ben Chumo.

Ernest Ochieng, 21, has just cleared his first year at Ivy League Harvard University, where he is studying Mechanical Engineering. He is on a four-year long full scholarship. This essentially means that all his expenses – from travel to food – are catered for. How did he achieve this?

Speaking to Hashtag three days after jetting back into the country from the United States of America, Ochieng modestly admits to being smart. He scored straight As in the 2014 KCSE examinations and was among the best in the country. But his brain power alone did not get him to Harvard.