January 26th 2021 at 10:47:06 GMT +0300 Like many before him, Ochieng, who works for Standard Group PLC, has narrated impactful stories with a single shot, which have gone viral and elicited heated debates up to the floor of Parliament. His latest is a picture of a young boy from Ogenya Primary School in Nyando, Kisumu County, who focused on his books despite being surrounded by extreme poverty. Thanks to this photo, politicians, human rights activists and scholars are all scratching their heads over the plight of children in a school environment clouded by Covid-19. After his photo, the boy is the new owner of a spanking new set of uniforms and more donations are still trickling in.
THE STANDARD By Kevine Omollo | January 22nd 2021 at 17:16:03 GMT +0300 Pupils at Ogenya Primary school in Nyando Kisumu County receive books worth Sh1 million from Longhorn Publishers in partnership with Standard Group on January 22, 2021. [Collins Oduor, Standard] Ogenya Primary School which had been submerged in floods in Nyando has benefitted from Sh3 million worth of learning aid and sanitation equipment. Longhorn Publishers on Friday delivered Sh1 million worth of books which has come as a relief for the students who lost books in the floods. Davis and Shirtliff also delivered a water tank, and began the geological study ahead of sinking a borehole at the institution s new site.