|By Maria Gitau| For many of us, our knowledge of Turkana (and Northern Kenya) in general is limited to what we have seen on television, read in newspapers and books or what we bump into on social media. The headlines will usually revolve around drought, poverty and on a rare occasion, the discovery…
On 26 December 2021, five staff members and three SU alumnae set out to Turkana by road. The beautiful, green, scenic hills of Kapenguria and the sight of Mt. Elgon from a distance on your way to Turkana was breathtaking. Long hours in the van with the sweltering heat made the air condition system seem…
|By Kennedy Karanja| There was this unacknowledged consensus among us that we had become better persons over that week. Personally, I felt radically transformed. Firstly, I was more eloquent than I had ever been. My thoughts were no longer jumbled up, and my speech was not in staccato. My thinking…
|By Annete Karanja| Lydia Ekai acquired a pass to a Strathmore education through a KIVA scholarship. In 2017, she graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree – Finance option. Years later, she is now pursuing a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Enterprise at the University…
