Have you ever experienced so much pain that death seemed a
welcome relief ? Have you ever envied an animal just because it was free from physical pain.
I have. I spent close to five years in a hospital bed and have lived with one lung since 1959,
showing that being critically ill does not mean that you will die or live a short life.
In spite of this illness a strong will to succeed and hard work got me to Alliance High School
and later Makerere University. My student and working days were punctuated with long
periods of hospitalization but I finally got healed.
I was offered a job by the then East African Community, rising to become the organization's
Chief Artist. In the course of my work I had the privilege of meeting with notables including
the late Presidents - Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Milton Obote of Uganda.
I was born on 24th October 1930 in Karura, Kenya.
I am still full of admiration for my doctors and those who worked with them to save my life.
I hope my story will raise one's faith in God and make them appreciate every day the creator gives them.