Cursory: A single mother of five has revealed that she had to sacrifice her education in other to work and cater to kids’ education. She bragged about her daughters who are now graduates, showing that her hard work and sacrifice were not in vain.
Kenyan singer Esther Akoth, popularly known as Akothee, is one among millions of students who had to defer their studies past the expected course duration.
However, in Akothee’s case, financial incapability was not the reason that she had to stay out of school for 11 years.
While in the company of her Caucasian boyfriend, Akothee revealed her reasons when she explained herself to the director of the university in which she is enrolled.
“I want to be honest with you. Before – I’m a single mother of five – I had too many responsibilities as a mother and stepping into the feet of a father. So I thought I had to educate my children first. So I was doing it concurrently and I traveled quite a lot outside of the country.
“So most of the time the exams would come, pass me, I’d find my student portal is not opening and then I was just caught up in the midst of so much. With this, I’ve been a student since 2013,” said Akothee amid laughter.
Akothee however promised to resume her studies vowing that she will graduate this time around.
Today, Akothee’s three daughters – Vesha, Rue and Fancy Makadia – are university graduates while her two sons are still in primary school.
Fancy Makadia graduated in February 2023 from a university in France. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism and Hotel Management.
“She finalized her Form 6 in Braeburn and I took her to France. I was afraid she is too fragile to survive in Kenya. I admitted her to a language school in France for a year before she joined University where she graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Tourism & Hotel management. She already secured a job and doing her masters now. My daughter has made me so proud that I couldn’t keep this story.
Rue Baby, a model, graduated in December 2021, from Strathmore University, while Vesha graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Strathmore University too.
Credit: Nairobi News
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