A watchman in class

samwuel kiplagat now 36 years has worked as a security guard in the school of information science for last sixteen years. it all began in 1999 when he sat for kenya certificate of secondary education exam and attained a mean grade of c+(plus) but due to poor family background he could not proceed but to look for a job to help his young siblings. samwuel remembers how he could be sent home for fees when he was a student at moi university secondary school and ended up staying at home the whole term because there was no fees.

"I could plough other peoples farms when i closed for holidays just to raise the fee" mr samwuel said. "life was all difficult until i found a job with hatari security firm and deployed in moi university" he added. samwuel knew one day his dream will became valid, he started by saving little money  from his monthly salary with the aim of enrolling for any course in moi university as self sponsored student. “it has been a long journey best  with challenges, i have to provide for my three children, buy food for parents and also care for my siblings" he said.

samwuel is currently a third year student pursuing a bachelors of arts degree in criminology and feels happy for his dream is yet  to be realized. he wants to continue with masters immediately he graduates in 2017, he believes in working hard and trusting in God. His advice to students facing financial constraints due to poverty is "when everything gets lost, hope still remains"