Young, blind but with a vision

Gladys Mukiira, 12, a girl born with blindness and who was abandoned by her mother while her father allegedly developed mental problems at a tender age of one and half years entertains crowds at Nanyuki Stadium during Mashujaa Day celebrations. Photo by JOB WERU/Standard.

When Gladys Mukiira, 12, attended last year’s Mashujaa Day celebrations at Nanyuki Stadium in Laikipia County, she had no idea what awaited her.

At the height of the celebrations, she was called to the podium to entertain the guests with a song.