How illness turned former navy veteran to philanthropist

Clean Water Kenya founder Ken Clark(centre), Jackson chase Kenyan-made water filters and rain barrels, which are later distributed to Kenyan communities that lack clean water.

Kanga and a Maasai elder .

Virginia Sakuda Turasha from Kajiado West, who also works with CWK, said they have been able to access most remote areas in Maasailand where locals lack clean water.

“We have partnered to distribute the filters since most of our people rely on water from sources such as ponds and shallow wells, which is dirty,” she said.

Turasha said CWK has been able to supply more than one thousand filters around Maasailand and Eastern regions.

Turasha, who is also the founder of

Maasai Education and Advocacy for Change, said they also advocate for end of gender-based violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriages in the community.

She has also partnered with Michelle and Frederick Bianchi Education Foundation that is helping under-represented and economically disadvantaged students in Kenya and Africa achieve their potential through education by donating school uniforms every year.

Nancy Milanoi, Naretu Maa CBO founder, said the provision of water filters will reduce illness.

Clean Water Kenya (CWK) country director Jackson Kanga, Virginia Sakuda Turasha (L) and Nancy Milanoi during distribution of water filters in Kisamis, Kajiado.

By Vostine Ratemo

St. Mary`s Pre-primary, Primary and Junior Secondary School has lived up to its vision of becoming the leading provider of quality education. The school is known for its vast reputation of positively impacting learners with values, skills and morals that enable them to shine wherever they go.

The school was among the best performing schools in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams after posting a mean mark of 353.

The head teacher, who has steered the school towards the improved performance, said co-operation among all stakeholders has propelled the institution to success.

She said the institution is committed to integrity and holistic formation since it is a Diocesan school run by the Evangelising Sisters of Mary.

“We always receive majority of students from parents who admire our values of integrity and the spiritual aspects on our learners. Most parents trust us to teach the learners not only in matters of