From rags to scrubs: Tale of slum kid turned doctor

Mwachi was among the top students in the country when he sat his KCSE exams, scoring an A.

by CHARLES MGHENYI

Big-read18 March 2025 - 11:30

In Summary

To finance his education, Mwachi relied on loans from the Higher Education Loans Board.
“HELB would give us Sh16,000 per semester and I had to budget carefully, borrowing where necessary,” he says.

Dr Abidan Mwachi during an interview with the Star at his home in Nyali /CHARLES MGHENYI

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