• Tabichi who met Trump in the White House said they discussed education matters in regards to Africa.
• White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Tabichi's dedication, hard work, and belief in his students' talent has led his school to emerge victorious.
It was a great privilege and honour to open the US Congress, Nakuru teacher Peter Tabichi said a day after meeting President Donald Trump
In a tweet on Wednesday, Tabichi who won Sh100m after clinching the 2019 Global Teacher Prize was seen praying for the congress in a video.
"It was a great privilege to open the US Congress with the Franciscan prayer for peace at the Capitol, Washington DC. What a great day! God bless us all," Tabichi said.
It was a great privilege and honour to open the US Congress with the Franciscan prayer for peace at the Capitol, Washington DC. What a great day! God bless us all.🙏 pic.twitter.com/rdhC6MxRhN
— Peter Tabichi (@petertabichi) September 18, 2019
Tabichi who met Trump in the White House said they discussed education matters in regards to Africa.
" I shared my humble views with the president on the importance of backing science and education in Africa," he said.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Tabichi's dedication, hard work, and belief in his students' talent has led his school to emerge victorious after taking on the country’s best schools in national science competitions.
Tabichi, who teaches maths and physics at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Nakuru county, beat nine other contestants to take home the grand prize of $1 million (Sh100 million) in March.
The 36-year-old Egerton University graduate has been a teacher for 12 years.
Tabichi integrates ICT into 80 per cent of his lessons, along with science quizzes, low-cost apparatus and fosters collaboration by incorporating peer-to-peer learning.
When applying for the competition last year, Tabichi said he was just trying his luck.