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MOTIVATING AFRICA – SPOTLIGHT ON RAPHAEL’S OBONYO LEADERSHIP STYLE
Raphael Obonyo has been named Motivational African of the Year in the 2019 Voice Achievers Award. The annual award by the leading Netherlands magazine Voice Achievers: that creates a voice for Africans around the world, was presented to Mr Obonyo because of his un-paralleled contribution to the empowerment of youth and advocacy for integration of the youth population in the development plans in Kenya and beyond. Raphael Obonyo is from Kenya. He grew up in Korogocho, the third largest slum in the capital Nairobi where people live in abject poverty. From an early age, He knew that education would be his only route out of poverty and so he made…
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LIVING WITH DIABETES: THROUGH KIKILOMO’S EYES
Living with a chronic illness like diabetes can be overwhelming. How do you cope with the constant battle of trying to maintain a proper balance with your blood sugars? Kiki explains, I don’t really have a coping method just some lifestyle modification. I just know that if I don’t take care of myself, I could die. That scares me enough to want to take care of myself and think of life in a different way. There are days that I’m “mad at the world” and frustrated because of this illness but also it has taught me many life lessons on how to appreciate the little things. The most scariest moments…
