Francis Ouru Achando: RACE OF LIFE: FROM BICYCLE REPAIR TO AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER: Popular Version

By Augustine Otieno Afullo

Francis Otieno Achando Jakaduol (MakaMuga) is a humble village boy born in Usigu village of Yimbo location, Siaya County, Kenya. He was born at the time Kenya was almost getting its independence, and therefore named Ouru. This is a story of what you can call the life of a miracle boy-from Grass to Grace...from a humble bicycle repair assistant/ near manamba / fisherman to a top hands on automotive engineer. A third born in a family of four, he did his elementary schooling in Wambasa and Nyangera, dropping out along the way to fend for his family. From his bicycle repair job, he was able to get a fish for family meals on daily basis. Concerned about his future yet pragmatic decision to get out of school and work to feed the family, his father Charles allocates him two plots of ancestral land. His dropping out of school, however, brings tension with his elder brother, then learning at Sigalagala technical and later University of Nairobi as an engineer. Through quiet diplomacy, Ouru's nepher, Ofula, convinces him to go back to school, a call Ouru responds to half-heartedly. ..................................................................................................................Get your copy online from Amazon

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B089M61RC3
• ISBN13: 9798651642250
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"