Nairobi Man Who Failed College Exams Resorts To Collecting, Selling Scrap Metals: "My Dad Can't Hustle"

• Leonard Mutweta Mungai could not retake his Kenya Medical Training College exams after failing them by a few marks as he had no financial support
• He returned home to his 63-year-old father in Katwekera Kibera and started collecting scrap metal and plastic materials to make a living
• The 28-year-old man said life in the slum was tough as they lived in a house whose roofs leaked when it rained

Nairobi - A young man with big dreams for his life has turned his attention to collecting and selling scrap metals.

Leonard Mutweta Mungai's life took a turn after he failed his university exams, missing a few crucial marks.

Studying at Kenya Medical Training College Mombasa Campus

He studied at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Mombasa Campus, where well-wishers sponsored him.

Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the 28-year-old said he failed two papers, biochemistry and parasitology, each by just two marks and needed to retake them, but his sponsors walked out on him.

"I didn't want to involve myself with bad company in the estate. I decided I would instead collect scrap metals and sell them. My dad is old and can't hustle on his own," he said, adding his mum left him when he was in Class 8.

Cheap houses in Katwekera Kibera

His father, Joshua Mungai, was in a terrible state after being left by his wife, who also went with some of their children and married elsewhere.

"I'm one person who keeps things to myself no matter how bad the situation is. Stress kept on piling up until I developed ulcers and got sick. My stomach had to be operated on," Mungai said, showing his scar.

Mungai said their dilapidated house in Katwekera Kibera, Nairobi county was almost falling off.

"When it rains, we must sleep while standing or in some corner of the house because the roof leaks. We have to dig a trench in the house for the water to flow outside," he said.

Pupil working at Mukuru Kwa Njenga dumpsite

In related news, Mukuru Kwa Njenga girl was forced to work at a dump site to feed the family.

Gloria Amisi, a 13-year-old girl who was to be studying at Our Lady of Nazareth Primary and Junior Secondary School, resorted to work at the dump site.

The teenager worked at the dumpsite at Mukuru Kwa Njenga to supplement her mother's income, who could not pay her school fees, as reported by NTV Kenya.

Her mum, Rebecca Andeso, had two other children, including one who was in Form One that needed money for school fees.

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Nairobi Man Who Failed College Exams Resorts to Collecting, Selling Scrap Metals: "My Dad Can't

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