Meet the Students At Nyakongo School
Winnie Juma
- Age: 17
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Three
- Future Plans: To attend University in the USA or Kenya and become a Journalist
- Hobby: Chat with people and make friends
- Favorite Subject: Geography and Kiswahili
- Favorite Sport: Badminton
- Winnie is known as a "cartoon character" and is the tallest girl in school.
- Winnie has 12 siblings. Her father, who passed away in May of 2006, had four wives. Her mother passed away in 2004.
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Josephine Achieng
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: To become a Doctor
- Hobby: Playing games, especially netball
- Favorite Subject: Biology
- Favorite Sport: Net Hockey
- Josephine's friends say she is polite. She lives with her 21 year old, married, sister and comes to school by bus.
- Josephine has 1 brother and 3 sisters. Both of her parents have passed away.
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Winnie Akoth Ayaga
- Age: 16
- Tribe: Luo
- Form One
- Future Plans: To attend university outside Kenya and become a lawyer
- Hobby: Playing games and communicating with the other girls
- Favorite Subject: Math
- Favorite Sport: Volleyball and netball
- Winnie has many friends.
- Winnie has 1 brother and 5 sisters. Her father passed away in 2000.
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Everline Kwama
- Age: 15
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: to become a nurse
- Hobby: Reading
- Favorite Subject: Math, English, Biology, and Chemistry
- Favorite Sport: Volleyball and netball
- Everline's friends say she is quiet. She has good friends who like to help each other.
- Everline has 3 brothers and 4 sisters. Both of her parents have passed away.
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Mildred Otindo
- Age: 18
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Two
- Future Plans: Would like to go to the MOI University is Eldoret and become a doctor
- Hobby: Reading and digging at the farm
- Favorite Subject: Chemistry, Math, and English
- Favorite Sport: Volleyball
- Mildred
had to leave school for lack of school fees and finds it difficult to
keep up in school since she is in and out all the time.
- Mildred has 2 sisters. Her father has passed away.
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Mildred Ochido
- Age: 15
- Tribe: Luo
- Form One
- Future Plans: To become a broadcaster on TV and go somewhere outside of Kenya
- Hobby: Languages and singing at the choir at the Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Favorite Subject: Swahili
- Mildred likes to tell stories with her friends. She is a very well spoken girl.
- Mildred has 2 sisters. Her father passed away when she was 2 and her mother currently works as a housemaid.
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Maureen Akinyi
- Age: 16
- DOB: 9.5.88
- Tribe: Luo
- Form One
- Future Plans: To become an Engineer
- Hobby: Talking to friends, sharing, and singing
- Favorite Subject: Math and Physics
- Favorite Sport: Netball
- Maureen
has 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Her parents have passed away, along with
all her father's brothers. Her Grandmother is still alive but crippled.
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Sheila Otieno
- Age: 18
- DOB: 4.23.88
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Three
- Future Plans: Would like to study outside of Kenya to become a nurse
- Favorite Subject: Math, Chemistry, Biology, and Languages
- Favorite Sport: Volleyball
- Sheila is kind to others. She loves Jesus as her personal savior.
- Sheila is anemic, lately she keeps falling over due to this medical condition.
- Sheila has 1 brother and 2 sisters. Her father is deceased.
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Jocinter Ayanja
- Age: 19
- DOB: 4.22.87
- Tribe: Luo
- Form Three
- Future Plans: To become a dietician or a nurse
- Hobby: Helping the needy and being alone and talking to God
- Favorite Subject: Home Sciences and Religious Education
- Favorite
Sport: (to watch) Netball, Volleyball, and Badminton (Jocinter does not
participate in sports because of health problems)
- Jocinter is happy and compassionate toward people.
- Jocinter has 8 siblings. Her mother has passed away.
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Lillian Otieno
- Age: 16
- DOB: 6.13.90
- Tribe: Luo
- Form One
- Future Plans: To attend a university outside Kenya and become a Nurse.
- Hobby: Reading
- Favorite Subject: English, Math, Biology, Chemistry, and Agriculture
- Favorite Sport: Netball and handball
- Lillian's friends say she's funny.
- Lillian has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Both of her parents have passed away, leaving her grandmother to care for her.
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