- A lifelong leg issue troubled Junior Maina's pursuit of education and saw him get two major surgeries
- Maina's leg can't bend, and this is a result of childhood immunisation; he has had several surgeries but they didn't help him in any way
- Despite interrupted learning and surgeries, Maina's academic dedication shone through; he, however, doesn't have fees to join Chuka University to study Mental Health and Psychology
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The journey to getting an education has not been easy for Junior Maina, and sadly, it came to a screeching halt after he sat for his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Immunisation allegedly affects Maina's leg
The St Martin Primary School and St Mathias Kholera Boys School alumnus has been living with a leg problem for most of his life.
"He was immunised while still a baby, and it affected his leg; it is ever straight, and he can't bend it," said his sister Susan Wanjiku.
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"Doctors have operated on him two times but there was no change," she added.
Maina misses Form One classes
After Class Eight, Maina learned nothing in Form One as his leg started giving him problems, and he underwent his first major operation at Kitale District Hospital.
The second major operation was done at a Nairobi hospital when he was in Form Four
"He also skipped a lot of lessons in second term because of that leg," said Wanjiku.
"Despite the ups and downs because of his leg, he performed so well and was called to Chuka University to study Mental Health and Psychology," she said of the young man who is also a very good dancer despite his leg problem.
Maina's parents separated when he was just a little boy, and that left his single mum with the burden of raising six kids all alone.
His mum couldn't afford his fees, so he had to stay home for two years after leaving high school.
Man emerges best at university
Elsewhere, a driven young man opened up about how he rose above his struggles while applying for schools.
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) graduate shared that he had to stay home for three years after completing Winneba Senior High School.
In a LinkedIn post, Richmond Adu Addo revealed that he emerged as the 2021 UEW best-graduating student and swept five awards.
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