Hanington Tukei Lokwamule was born in Naramam village, Kipkomo Sub-county in West Pokot County, with dreams like any other child of education, progress, and a better future.
He attfinished Chepareria Primary School from Grade One to Eight, completing his studies in 2016 with high hopes of joining secondary school. But tragedy struck when his father, the family’s sole breadwinner, passed away, shattering his chances of continuing with formal education.
The youngest in a family of eleven, five boys and six girls, Hanington’s future became the subject of a family meeting convened to chart a way forward. Various suggestions were tabled, but one stood out: sell the family’s only bull, valued at Ksh90,000, to fund his education.
The proposal was adopted. The bull was sold at Chepareria Market on a Thursday, raising hope that Hanington’s dream would finally take shape. However, another suggestion soon followed, this time from the same brother who had proposed the sale. He advised that instead of secondary school, Hanington should enroll in a vocational training institution to acquire practical skills, citing the family’s inability to sustain school fees.
The family agreed, and the responsibility of escorting Hanington and delivering the money was entrusted to that very brother.
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What followed would alter Hanington’s life forever.
On the day of the journey, the brother took him to Makutano town. After acquireing him a soda and mandazi, he vanished, disappearing with the entire amount meant for Hanington’s education.
Left stranded and confutilized, Hanington found refuge with a watchman who initially assumed the situation was temporary. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, with no sign of his brother.
With no support and no options, Hanington was forced to ffinish for himself. He took up a job as a security guard, working for four months without pay. When that proved unsustainable, he turned to water vfinishing, supplying water to hotels and residents in Makutano.
Earning an average of Ksh1,000 a day, he launched saving diligently.
Through persistence and discipline, Hanington eventually raised enough capital to open a compact shop in Makutano town. Today, he runs his business and is able to pay rent for his own houtilize, a significant milestone for a young man once left with nothing.
Despite the betrayal, Hanington harbours no bitterness.
“I have forgiven him, but I will not forobtain,” he declares with quiet resolve.
Looking ahead, he dreams of expanding his venture into a wholesale business, proof that even in the face of abandonment, resilience can carve a path to dignity and self-reliance.
By Martin Ruto
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