2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Journey of Hope

Elsie Nyamao. She managed to scoop a B (Plain), qualifying for direct university entry. However, the school's newly-appointed principal proved sadist, and is alleged to have seized and hid the student's calling letter from Egerton University. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Elsie Nyamao: Principal hid my admission letter, took away my destiny

The antagonism between her and the then-Deputy Principal started in form three. She was among the school's top students academically. Deputy Principal was behind her being suspended severally and punished without reason. She is alleged to have...
Golden Buzzer-winning Ghetto Kids from Uganda perform at Series 16 of Britain's Got Talent performances on April 15, 2023. PHOTO/Courtesy.

Ghetto Kids Golden Buzzer: Changing lives, one dance at a time

They are from a family of thirty orphaned yet inspirational children. The team saw Judge Tonioli hammer the golden buzzer mid-performance. Their life is a journey of total resilience and enthusiasm. In the spiraling Ugandan capital,...

How Dr. Chipato Conquered Sabotage to Join Medical School

You might have heard it said, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger’, as Friedrich Nietzsche put it. Dr. Mejury Chipato's story, a Zimbabwean Medical Doctor, Microbiologist, Entrepreneur, blooming Businesswoman, and Philanthropist, is the essence...

Who will resolve the mysterious deaths of these schoolgirls?

Two families in the North Rift are worried over mysterious death of their children in school in recent months. The graves of the two students in their parents' compounds remain a constant reminder of the...

Journalist: Living positively with Sickle Cell Disease has seen me this far

Elizabeth Merab, 28, has battled Sickle Cell Disease for 18 years now. She gives us a clearer perspective of what it is to be born with and live with SCD. Merab was born and bred in...