Shee Kupi is recognised by President William Ruto as a
trailblazer for promoting women and children, peace and
security in 2024 (Left), Shee Kupi and Dr Geeta Manek, Trustee for the Rotary
Foundation in District 9212 (Kenya) in Turkey /HANDOUT
Born in Lamu county, along the
tense Kenya-Somalia border, Shee
Kupi grew up with conflict and terror.
In 1992, when he was just seven
years old, Somalia descended into civil
war, forcing thousands of Somalis to
flee into Kenya.
“I witnessed the horrors of conflict
and war at a very young age. The
atrocities resulting from the Somali
civil war and the refugee crisis in
Kiunga awakened my desire to
become a peacebuilder,” he told the
Star.
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