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Born into poverty, my aim is to motivate others to overcome it

A young woman looks at her empty wallet. Juliet Akayi has written a book to inspire and motivate everyone on how to overcome poverty.

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By  Juliet Akayi

Student

Kenyatta University

What you need to know:

  • My mother sells second-hand clothes in Mungatsi village in Nambale constituency, Busia County.
  • At 20, and a second-year student at Kenyatta University, I have published a book “From Poverty To Riches”.

As the seventh-born among eight children raised by a single mother, my childhood reflected my circumstances.

My mother sells second-hand clothes in Mungatsi village in Nambale constituency, Busia County. I attended Mungatsi Primary School. 

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