"SCHOOL FEES FOR PETER KARANJA"
by Margaret Favour Blessings on Friday, March 26, 2010 at 2:22pm
AN URGENT APPEAL TO MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS.
AN URGENT APPEAL TO KENYANS OF GOODWILL.
Peter Karanja who is aged 18 and a third born in a family of six children is appealing to all Kenyans of goodwill to help him raise his school fees which amount to 18,627 inclusive of tuition money food and accommodation at KOMOTHAI BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL in RUIRU.
KARANJA though a very bright young man would have been in form four by now if it was not for the hard life he had to endured…being in school and out of school due to lack of school fees and sometimes when the situation get worse he could stay out of school for over a year. This made me repeat some classes though a very bright student by then.
The official announcement of last year K.C.P.E results last December brought a lot of joy and high expectation in KARANJA’S life who was by then looking forward to joining a good provincial school. His prayers were answered when he got an invitation to join KOMOTHAI BOY’S high school which is a good provincial school and her where her mother’s family lives. Not knowing his joy was short lived and that get school fees would be a challenge KARANJA had a time of rejoicing and even looking forward to reporting date which was suppose to be on 4TH FEBRUARY 2010 while last reporting date was on 5th FEBRUARY of the same month..
His parents Alice Nashuru and Lawrence Mbao had not saved any money for educating there boy even though they knew he was a bright person at school. The mother who I had known for quite sometime approached me and shared this with me. I had carried her story while working in one of the Media houses as a reporter when she was had made an appeal to people of good will to help her raise money to enable her undergo an operation to remove a palate that was inserted in one of her hips to help join the bones together after being hit by a car near WITEITHIE STAGE as she was returning home from her friend’s garden where she had gone to help them with digging .The accident was hit and run vehicle and it was never found.
The impoverished parents have been housed at a church compound in a one roomed corrugated house says they survive by God’s grace. They have to feed their six children. Three of them are still in primary school. The first born reached class eight and did not go to secondary school due to lack of school fees. Their second born dropped out of school while in class 6.Thairu the forth born is in class 4 while Mercy who is their fifth born is in class 5 and Hanna their last born is in class one. Lawrence and his wife Alice have been running up and down trying to look for help from friends and relatives but without success. They took their son to a nearby school at RIVERSIDE ESTATE along Outering road and managed to pay 2,000 shillings which they have been given by some of their friends. They were left with a balance of 2,500 shillings. They now says that they son has been sent home several times to get the remaining balance.
Among the place these parents have sought for help includes Immaculate sisters next to HURUMA GIRLS Nyasa road EASTLANDS NAIROBI, Kariobangi CDF office, REDEEMED church HURUMA, apart from seeking personal audience with the former Starehe MP MAINA KAMANDA. Though they have not really succeeded in their efforts but they believe that GOD will intervene in their situation.
For those of you who might be willing to get in touch with the family you can talk to Mr GITHINJI. His number is O728714395. HELP this young man to continue with his school at KOMOTHAI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL.
Kind Regards.
MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS
AN URGENT APPEAL TO KENYANS OF GOODWILL.
Peter Karanja who is aged 18 and a third born in a family of six children is appealing to all Kenyans of goodwill to help him raise his school fees which amount to 18,627 inclusive of tuition money food and accommodation at KOMOTHAI BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL in RUIRU.
KARANJA though a very bright young man would have been in form four by now if it was not for the hard life he had to endured…being in school and out of school due to lack of school fees and sometimes when the situation get worse he could stay out of school for over a year. This made me repeat some classes though a very bright student by then.
The official announcement of last year K.C.P.E results last December brought a lot of joy and high expectation in KARANJA’S life who was by then looking forward to joining a good provincial school. His prayers were answered when he got an invitation to join KOMOTHAI BOY’S high school which is a good provincial school and her where her mother’s family lives. Not knowing his joy was short lived and that get school fees would be a challenge KARANJA had a time of rejoicing and even looking forward to reporting date which was suppose to be on 4TH FEBRUARY 2010 while last reporting date was on 5th FEBRUARY of the same month..
His parents Alice Nashuru and Lawrence Mbao had not saved any money for educating there boy even though they knew he was a bright person at school. The mother who I had known for quite sometime approached me and shared this with me. I had carried her story while working in one of the Media houses as a reporter when she was had made an appeal to people of good will to help her raise money to enable her undergo an operation to remove a palate that was inserted in one of her hips to help join the bones together after being hit by a car near WITEITHIE STAGE as she was returning home from her friend’s garden where she had gone to help them with digging .The accident was hit and run vehicle and it was never found.
The impoverished parents have been housed at a church compound in a one roomed corrugated house says they survive by God’s grace. They have to feed their six children. Three of them are still in primary school. The first born reached class eight and did not go to secondary school due to lack of school fees. Their second born dropped out of school while in class 6.Thairu the forth born is in class 4 while Mercy who is their fifth born is in class 5 and Hanna their last born is in class one. Lawrence and his wife Alice have been running up and down trying to look for help from friends and relatives but without success. They took their son to a nearby school at RIVERSIDE ESTATE along Outering road and managed to pay 2,000 shillings which they have been given by some of their friends. They were left with a balance of 2,500 shillings. They now says that they son has been sent home several times to get the remaining balance.
Among the place these parents have sought for help includes Immaculate sisters next to HURUMA GIRLS Nyasa road EASTLANDS NAIROBI, Kariobangi CDF office, REDEEMED church HURUMA, apart from seeking personal audience with the former Starehe MP MAINA KAMANDA. Though they have not really succeeded in their efforts but they believe that GOD will intervene in their situation.
For those of you who might be willing to get in touch with the family you can talk to Mr GITHINJI. His number is O728714395. HELP this young man to continue with his school at KOMOTHAI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL.
Kind Regards.
MARGARET FAVOUR BLESSINGS
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