Student Who Missed University for 14 Years Speaks After Receiving Life-Changing Deal

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By Geoffrey Lutta on 11 December 2021 - 3:30 pm
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/7153...ars-speaks-after-receiving-life-changing-deal

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D-friable Milly Nafula Barasa Speaking to the Media at Her Home in Kitale

Milly Nafula Barasa, the A- student who had failed to join university for over 14 years has finally broken her silence after receiving a life-changing deal. Friday, December 10, was a historical day for the single mother of two who saw her dreams come true after Mt Kenya University offered her a full scholarship after being moved by her heartbreaking story. Speaking to a local media station on Saturday, December 11, at her home in Chepchoina village in Endebess constituency, the A- student accepted the offer to join the university. She went on to thank the administration of the institution for helping her actualise her dreams.

A photo of Milly Nafula taken at her workstation on December 8, 2021.

A photo of Milly Nafula taken at her workstation on December 8, 2021.

Nafula promised to put in work and fulfill her dreams and also empower and impact other vulnerable individuals in society. She expressed her readiness to leave the posho mill job."I would like to appreciate Prof Simon Gicharu of Mt Kenya University for granting me the opportunity to go back to school. I want to assure all those who volunteered to help me that I will work hard and excel so that I also help other vulnerable individuals," she stated.

MKU founder and Board of Directors Chairman, Simon Gicharu, noted that the scholarship will enable Nafula finally achieve her dreams in education. "I was touched when I saw her story on TV. I asked myself, how can we as Kenyans allow her to stay at home for many years just because she can't afford to join university. I would like to inform this congregation that we will give a scholarship to her."

Nafula sat for her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) at Manor High School, Kitale in 2007. She scored an impressive A- of 71 points, a grade good enough to earn her a spot at a university of her choice. Her story came out after it emerged that she had never received a letter to join an institution of higher learning compelling her to take up a job at a local posho mill. Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) came out revealing that Nafula had been admitted to Moi University in 2008 to pursue a Bachelor of Tourism Management course. "Following media reports, KUCCPS has managed to trace the records of JAB and confirmed that Nafula was indeed admitted to Moi University in 2008 to pursue a Bachelor of Tourism Management course. KUCCPS has made contact with the administration of Moi University with a view that the institution takes up the matter Nafula, who was serial number 22 in the university's Bachelor of Tourism Management selection list of 2008/2009," KUCCPS noted.

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Milly Nafula Barasa In the Coveted Posho Mill Where She Used to Work
 
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Magreb

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upepo said:
By Geoffrey Lutta on 11 December 2021 - 3:30 pm
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/7153...ars-speaks-after-receiving-life-changing-deal

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D-friable Milly Nafula Barasa Speaking to the Media at Her Home in Kitale

Milly Nafula Barasa, the A- student who had failed to join university for over 14 years has finally broken her silence after receiving a life-changing deal. Friday, December 10, was a historical day for the single mother of two who saw her dreams come true after Mt Kenya University offered her a full scholarship after being moved by her heartbreaking story. Speaking to a local media station on Saturday, December 11, at her home in Chepchoina village in Endebess constituency, the A- student accepted the offer to join the university. She went on to thank the administration of the institution for helping her actualise her dreams.

A photo of Milly Nafula taken at her workstation on December 8, 2021.

A photo of Milly Nafula taken at her workstation on December 8, 2021.

Nafula promised to put in work and fulfill her dreams and also empower and impact other vulnerable individuals in society. She expressed her readiness to leave the posho mill job."I would like to appreciate Prof Simon Gicharu of Mt Kenya University for granting me the opportunity to go back to school. I want to assure all those who volunteered to help me that I will work hard and excel so that I also help other vulnerable individuals," she stated.

MKU founder and Board of Directors Chairman, Simon Gicharu, noted that the scholarship will enable Nafula finally achieve her dreams in education. "I was touched when I saw her story on TV. I asked myself, how can we as Kenyans allow her to stay at home for many years just because she can't afford to join university. I would like to inform this congregation that we will give a scholarship to her."

Nafula sat for her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) at Manor High School, Kitale in 2007. She scored an impressive A- of 71 points, a grade good enough to earn her a spot at a university of her choice. Her story came out after it emerged that she had never received a letter to join an institution of higher learning compelling her to take up a job at a local posho mill. Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) came out revealing that Nafula had been admitted to Moi University in 2008 to pursue a Bachelor of Tourism Management course. "Following media reports, KUCCPS has managed to trace the records of JAB and confirmed that Nafula was indeed admitted to Moi University in 2008 to pursue a Bachelor of Tourism Management course. KUCCPS has made contact with the administration of Moi University with a view that the institution takes up the matter Nafula, who was serial number 22 in the university's Bachelor of Tourism Management selection list of 2008/2009," KUCCPS noted.

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Milly Nafula Barasa In the Coveted Posho Mill Where She Used to Work
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Why would someone who scored an A- be admitted to pursue a tourism course? ION, kwa nini naona a hidden hand ya an evil relative going by stories mimi husoma kule kwa MCAs? I know of several people who.missed out on opportunities zile enzi za kutumiwa barua kwa posta after a relative in charge of the key to the P.O. Box decided to engage in some monkey businesses upon receiving the letters at the post office. Ile unapata mtoto ameitwa national school but story inabaki hakuna barua yake kwa shule alisomea forcing him/her to settle for less. Ukifuatilia unapata uncle yake ndio ako in charge of the key to the post office unashindwa ni how?
 
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Magreb said:
Why would someone who scored an A- be admitted to pursue a tourism course? ION, kwa nini naona a hidden hand ya an evil relative going by stories mimi husoma kule kwa MCAs? I know of several people who.missed out on opportunities zile enzi za kutumiwa barua kwa posta after a relative in charge of the key to the P.O. Box decided to engage in some monkey businesses upon receiving the letters at the post office. Ile unapata mtoto ameitwa national school but story inabaki hakuna barua yake kwa shule alisomea forcing him/her to settle for less. Ukifuatilia unapata uncle yake ndio ako in charge of the key to the post office unashindwa ni how?
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That's why I said that there's more to this story than is being told. I don't see how a responsible community can allow a bright student to rot in the village. Kuna mambo hapa...
 
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Why would someone who scored an A- be admitted to pursue a tourism course? ION, kwa nini naona a hidden hand ya an evil relative going by stories mimi husoma kule kwa MCAs? I know of several people who.missed out on opportunities zile enzi za kutumiwa barua kwa posta after a relative in charge of the key to the P.O. Box decided to engage in some monkey businesses upon receiving the letters at the post office. Ile unapata mtoto ameitwa national school but story inabaki hakuna barua yake kwa shule alisomea forcing him/her to settle for less. Ukifuatilia unapata uncle yake ndio ako in charge of the key to the post office unashindwa ni how?
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She was most likely admitted for tourism because her case was discovered much later after all other slots had been given out and/or sold out. Since the admission was late, it is also likely that the letter was never sent as is usually the case. The fact that even the school could not help should tell you the kind of bureaucracy involved.
 
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upepo said:
She was most likely admitted for tourism because her case was discovered much later after all other slots had been given out and/or sold out. Since the admission was late, it is also likely that the letter was never sent as is usually the case. The fact that even the school could not help should tell you the kind of bureaucracy involved.
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I really, really hate this kind of bonobo reasoning. It tends to blame everybody else but the real people. If your kid got an A and was not admitted to any University, would you just sit there on your butt? Would you at least make a call to the joint admissions board?? Would you check it up on their website?

Why does a section of Kenyans love being treated like children?
 
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I really, really hate this kind of bonobo reasoning. It tends to blame everybody else but the real people. If your kid got an A and was not admitted to any University, would you just sit there on your butt? Would you at least make a call to the joint admissions board?? Would you check it up on their website?

Why does a section of Kenyans love being treated like children?
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Your exposure on the kind of things that affect regular people is too limited, meaning you spent most of your life in a very isolated environment, and school didn't get a chance to act. I am speaking from a point of experience. I went through a similar experience for over an year, during which time I visited every office in this city, including JAB, where they had to take me through their file racks to prove that they did not have my forms. It took a letter to the education minister, pushed through a media house, to rectify the situation. If I were not close to the city, and did not have the time and money to travel, or didn't know the people to approach, the same thing would have happened. My effort helped four other people who had already given up. That explains why I sympathize with her situation.

This girl comes from some distant village, most likely from a poor background, and the people around her would not know what to do. Even if they had some idea, the bureaucracy would still be difficult to navigate.
 
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upepo said:
Your exposure on the kind of things that affect regular people is too limited, meaning you spent most of your life in a very isolated environment, and school didn't get a chance to act. I am speaking from a point of experience. I went through a similar experience for over an year, during which time I visited every office in this city, including JAB, where they had to take me through their file racks to prove that they did not have my forms. It took a letter to the education minister, pushed through a media house, to rectify the situation. If I were not close to the city, and did not have the time and money to travel, or didn't know the people to approach, the same thing would have happened. My effort helped four other people who had already given up. That explains why I sympathize with her situation.

This girl comes from some distant village, most likely from a poor background, and the people around her would not know what to do. Even if they had some idea, the bureaucracy would still be difficult to navigate.
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People in rural areas dont even know they have rights to begin,they tend to be very timid.
 
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