For years, Sammy Mwiti lived a life most people could barely imagine. Growing up in a small town near Nakuru, he often went to bed hungry. Some nights, there was barely enough food for one meal, and many days were spent scavenging or borrowing to survive. His family struggled with poverty, and Sammy, the eldest son, felt the pressure to provide even when he was just a child himself.
School was no escape. Sammy often arrived with an empty stomach, unable to focus on lessons. Classmates teased him for wearing tattered clothes and for appearing weak or tired. Teachers scolded him for being late or underperforming, never realizing that hunger and exhaustion were the root causes. “I felt invisible,” Sammy recalls. “Some nights, I cried silently, wondering if I would ever live a normal life.”…CONTINUE READING
