MEET THE MAN WHO MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY - JAGUAR
Top Kenyan musician Jaguar would probably be a lowly hawker if it were not for a man named Mr Gathigo, the artist revealed on Instagram.
The Kigeugeu singer lost his mother when he was in standard 8 and was taken in by his uncle Steve.
His relatives tried to take him back to school but one institution turned him away because he could not speak English.
Times were tough, so Jaguar begun selling water at Thogoto Shopping Centre. One day while he was out hawking, he spotted Magutuini Primary School.
“I met the headmaster at the gate and introduced myself and my story. This man listened to me and told me to enter class 7 and start learning. If it was it not for him and my Uncle Steve and Aunt Eunice I would have never gone back to school,” posted Jaguar.
Jaguar, whose real name is Charles Njagua Kanyi, traced the elderly teacher and conveyed his gratitude.
In April, Jaguar was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to the National Agency for the Campaign against Drug Abuse (Nacada) board as a member.
Having gone through a difficult childhood, Jaguar has been championing for youth entrepreneurship and self-reliance.
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