My name is Michael Mwangi, and I had been working at Strathmore Tech Solutions in Nairobi for over five years. I was a mid-level manager, responsible for overseeing a small team, and I had always prided myself on my dedication and hard work. I enjoyed my job, my colleagues, and the sense of stability it provided. But all that changed one morning when I was called into my boss’s office and handed a termination letter—no warning, no prior discussion, just a sudden end to everything I had worked for.
I remember leaving the office that day, walking through the bustling streets of Westlands, feeling completely numb. The shock was overwhelming. I had mortgages to pay, a young family to support—including my wife Amina Omar, a teacher from Mombasa, and our two children, Sara and Daniel—and suddenly, I had nothing. The months that followed were some of the darkest of my life. I sent out countless applications, attended interviews, and even took temporary gigs delivering packages and tutoring students to make ends meet, but nothing seemed to stick. Every rejection felt like a confirmation that I was failing not just professionally, but personally.…CONTINUE READING
