Boy Returns to Thank Woman Who Helped Him Start High School Journey

• Four years after Levis Otieno bravely walked to Kanga Boys High School with just his empty box, he returned to thank the woman who had shared his plight
• Juliana Otieno, a human rights activist and counsellor at Open Talk CBO, shared a post on 18 January 2020
• As soon as Levis received his KCSE results, he texted Olayo, thanking her for the role she played in getting him help

Levis Otieno, the boy who walked to Kanga High School with nothing, sought out the lady who brought attention to his plight to thank her for opening doors for him.

In 2020, NTV reported that Levis Otieno, who scored 390 marks in KCPE, started his education at Kanga High School with nothing but an empty metal box and two bars of soap provided by his parents.

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According to his mother, financial constraints prevented the family from affording a bag, uniform, shopping or covering his school fees. She said:

"There is no money to buy him shoes, bag, socks, uniform, shopping or pay his school fees. We have nothing."

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When Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu released the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results, Otieno discovered that he had passed with flying colours.

The lad also celebrated philanthropist Juliana Olayo, who highlighted his plight in a Facebook post in January 2020.

In the post, Olayo shared Levis' marks, his mother's contacts and the Paybill number, leading many people to learn of his ordeal.

Some of the text read as follows:

"God provide for you through us son, I am 100% sure that you will have more than you ever need. You are a chosen generation."

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Four years later, Olayo revealed that Levis reached out to her with a touching message, gratefully saying:

"I have completed high school at long last, mummy, and it is because of the help you accorded me. I am very thankful, may the Lord be with you. May the Almighty be with you and bless the work of your hands. May He be with you in all your endeavours."

Juliana also expressed gratitude to her followers and the media fraternity, who reported the issue and contributed to Levis' future. She said:

"I can't do anything without you guys... we are only destiny connectors. As you all know, I am so passionate about education and the boychild. I shared Levis' story on my timeline four years ago, and right now, the boy has made his generation proud... and made me proudest."

She further added:

"Such a humbling moment for me. Special thanks to everyone who has a passion for community service. Let us never get tired. Let us not allow children who have potential to suffer, while we can turn their dreams into reality."

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While thanking her boss, Elvis Arika, Olayo expressed that humans have only one purpose: to serve God's creation.

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Source: TUKO.co.ke