It was the year 2023 when I was supposed to join a TVET institute, so I had my aunt sponsoring me.It reach time to report to the institute which was far from home,I was supposed to join Don Bosco Technical Institute located in Kakuma Town,Turkana West.It was on Wednesday midnight at around 2am we started the journey to Turkan West, the journey took su almost a day,at around 12am we were at Lodwar Town,Turkana county when a police officer stopped ✋️ us. He checked the basic things on the car then asked where were we going, after hearing that were heading to Kakuma for college, he asked ,"kwan huko kwote hakuna shule ndio mletee kijana kakuma" .We continued with our journey to Kakuma on reaching Kakuma it was at 2pm ,went to the school checked for everything then I was supposed to get back to school the following morning.
My aunt rented a house for cause I was to stay outside school since the school did not offer boarding facilities, Now my mind was just thinking about starting a life somewhere I had never been. the following morning I wake up and after taking breakfast I went to school leaving my aunt and my mother leaving for home, now studies had to start while was to be there for another three years.
Days ,weeks and Months passed thing started being hard for me since help was not that much ,I had to even sleep hungry and even miss lunch sometimes, I had to figure a way to stay healthy, One morning I went to the school principal begged for help,since we were in good terms with her,he offered me a job in the school logistics, this made my life in the school better and that's how I got a job that helped me finish my studies,May God bless 🙌 her wherever He is.
My college life in Kakuma
Written on 22/04/2026
Clinton M
