Milkah Mwasi has made many sacrifices in order to overcome the storms in her life. She was raised in a poor family, so most of life’s luxuries and even basic requirements were a fantasy to her.
As she graduates with Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option) degree from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), the G4S security guard reminds us that ‘Baada ya dhiki, ni faraja!”.
The 42-year-old used her security guard job to pay for her education, and she was thrilled to have finished it more than 20 years after taking the KCPE (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education) exam in 1994.
“I thank God for graduating at the age of 42 years. I am a (Certified Public Accountant) CPA finalist too,” she said.
Her family, however, was unable to raise funds for her secondary education due to their poverty.
She recognized that her family was split between feeding her siblings and aiding her schooling, as she was born into a family of nine.
No one, however, could take away her passion to learn, her determination to alter her and her family’s lives, or the ray of hope in her heart. And finally her determination has paid off.
According to her, she is currently jobless and looking for a better job.
“Currently, I’m jobless, life is getting harder and harder every day. I’m a mother of three,” Milkah revealed.
“Coming from humble family background, it’s under God’s grace that I have made it
“Kindly assist me to land any opportunity in the finance or accounting department. Even paid internships. I’ve been trying to get a job in my career but all has been in vain,” she added on her LinkedIn page.
