An orphan who defied all odds to become the best KCPE candidate In Elgeyo Marakwet County is seeking sponsorship to proceed to secondary school.
Moses Kiptanui, 14, of Liz Academy in Kapcherop, Marakwet West was sponsored by the School’s Director Charles Torotich from nursery school to standard eight.
Toroitich said the boy’s father died when the boy was in nursery school.
The school director said he and his wife Margaret took the boy and enrolled him in nursery school.
He said Kiptanui was hit by another agonizing loss after his mother died in 2015.
Toroitich said the boy has been scoring impressive marks, topping his class since joining the school.
“We are happy that Kiptanui has performed excellently. We took him into our school after his parents died. We paid his school fees, clothes and adopted him as our child,” Toroitich said.
He said it will be difficult for the family to pay the boy’s secondary school fees and urged well wishers to help the boy continue with his secondary school education, since he has other six children to feed to educate.
Kiptanui said his parents’ death did not deter him from working hard in school.
He said he wants to join Starehe Boys Centre and afterwards pursue engineering to help his three sisters.
“I have been top in my class since I joined school. I have only become number two twice since joining primary school,” Kiptanui said.
But amid the joy, Kiptanui expressed worries about his future after school selection is concluded next month, saying he may not proceed to secondary school due to financial problems.
“I thank Torotich and his family for helping me to complete my primary education. I lack words to express my gratitude for their gesture. They have done a lot and my education future is now bleak,” Kiptanui said.
Margaret’ who is a co-director at Liz Academy said her family took the bright boy as their own child.
“Our big challenge is that our six children are in various secondary schools while others are universities. It will be so difficult now that Kiptanui whom we have assisted to complete primary school joins high school,” Margaret said.
She called on well wishers to turn up and help the orphan through his secondary school education to help her sisters in future.
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