A DREAM TO CAPTURE.

Recall of moments when any family is extremely happy. To most families it’s always during Christmas and the first day of a year. Never put aside days when a baby is born because they are remarkable.

1987, 29^th 0f November was the day when joy was upon our family. It was the day I was born. To my family, they’ll always remember it more than other families do. My birth really brought a lot of light to them after several years of struggle to get a child. My mother and father have me as their only son and child. This really makes them care a lot for me since then in many ways.

Having been the only kid of a father and a mother has brought a lot of experience to me. There are positive and negative gains. We were living at Changamwe in Mombasa. My parents were always busy throughout the week. They always left me with a house-help. My father, Mr. Paul Oduor Obwar was a businessman who rarely was seen in his home due to his extreme commitment to business. My mother, Mrs. Veronicah Aoko Oduor was a nurse who used to spend a lot of time in the hospital attending to patients.

Amina Ismail, the house-help, has remain to haunt my memories as we have maintained the parent-child relationship. I took her as my mum as she was always present whenever I needed her during my childhood. At the moment she lives at Jomvu in Mombasa with her three kids and the husband. She was the only maid to have been employed by my parents. I still pays her a visit frequently whenever I am free. Thanks to her and may God bless her and the family.

Many have always complained that I lack stories to tell because in my company I would be silent in most cases. This scenario was built since my childhood due to the fact that I was always alone and lonely. In most cases I do feel irritated by someone who talks a lot and at the same time making a lot of noise. It really amuses me.

My parent did not fail to take their responsibility of me. Through their effort, learning was smooth for me as I moved from one level to the other. My first school was Mwijabu Primary School in Mombasa where I started nursery up to class  eight from the 1997 to 2005. My parents were extremely happy of my performance

Though my parents were Luos, it was surprising enough in that I did not know any single bit of that language. It was later on agreed by my parents that I should be taken back to our rural home to undergo my secondary school learning. This made me get to understand some of the Luo norms and culture and also the language itself. These were one of the toughest time I have ever experienced. At home I was taken to Nyagondo High School which was a boarding school. The teachers and students were all Luos a fact which really amazed me. This was because I could not imagine a school to be made of people from a single tribe. This was from 2006 to 2009. Something I noticed that was different between schools at rural areas and schools in towns was that in rural schools a student was forced to understand. In urban areas, student had a lot of freedom while in school. Even punishments were not severe and at times students failed to be punished. Learning in rural really strengthened me in understanding the toughest side of life. Just as usual, my performance was good as I got a strong B+ of 73. This really made me to be where I am in the university. That is Moi University in Eldoret.

Since childhood I have remained to admire some few personalities in the media industry. These are people like Jack Oyoo Sylvester, Leonard Mambo Mbotela and Fred Obachi Machoka. I vowed to be a journalist in the future something that I am still strongly attached to it. As a communication and journalism student, I have been in the front to fulfill my dreams. I have been writing several articles which in most cases are feature stories. Apart from that I have been a reporter and also the managing editor to the Moi University Publication- The 3^rd Eye. At the moment I am the Features editor to the same media club.

The most factual thing about life is that we should appreciate those who have been helping us because they do have hopes in us. As for me I understand that God, parents and friends have hopes in. At the same time, I appreciate what God have done to me and even my parents and friends. This also include all teachers and lecturers who have been trying to give life to my dream. I always say thank you.

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