POVERTY


Leon barasa became a victim of circumstances when his parents separated. He was had hit since he was in class 8 this affected his academic performance making him not to perform well in his KCPE exams.
His aim was to join a national school but managed to get a provincial school which was not able to join beacuse of school fees. lack of proper upkeep by his father made him to go stay with his grandparents at the upcountry.
The life has not been easy either, first, adjusting with the harsh climatic condition in that area has not ben easy since most of the time he is down with malaria. another challenge is lack of school fees which sees himmost of the time at home while others are in school learning. His parents live from hand to mouth.
his only hope and beleve is that one day, life will be fair to him.

Location: KAYOLE, Nairobi, Kenya