More than 800 pupils from Kitere Primary School are set to benefit from classroom renovations, new desks and piping of clean water within the school, courtesy of the ‘Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa campaign’ grand prize victory.
The renovations and piping will be funded by the extra Ksh1 million awarded to Kepher Okoth, the grand prize winner in the campaign.
Mr. Okoth, a 24-year-old motorcycle repair man, was awarded Ksh5 million last week and an extra Ksh 1 million meant to support a community project of his choice through the Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa promotion.
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To help realize his dream, Safaricom Foundation has contributed an additional Ksh 1.3 million, bringing the total to Ksh2.3 million, to complete the water supply project and install handwashing points for the pupils.
“We designed this campaign so that whoever wins a million shillings and above received additional cash from Safaricom Foundation to support community projects of their choice. Kepher Okoth, our grand prize winner of Ksh5M, received an extra KES1M and has chosen to renovate his former primary school.
In addition to the Ksh1 million, the Safaricom Foundation has contributed Ksh 1.3 million to complete the project.
30 more customers from across Kenya also won Ksh 1 each. They received an additional Ksh 250,000 each to support community projects of their choice.
This way, the benefits of this promotion extend beyond individual winners to positively impact wider communities,” said Fawzia Ali-Kimanthi, Chief officer of Consumer Business Safaricom.
The pupils of Kitere Primary School also received school bags crafted from recycled Safaricom billboard materials. This is part of Safaricom’s sustainability program for environmental conservation through recycling.
Meanwhile, Kepher Okoth, the grand prize winner, could not hide his joy as he received a heroic welcome home.
“I want to extend my gratitude to Safaricom, not only for awarding me as the grand prize winner but also for providing Ksh 1 million to support my community. I have chosen to support my former primary school by renovating and furnishing a few classrooms and addressing their longstanding water supply challenges.
The school has long relied on collected rainwater and students bringing water from home.
I believe that starting today, students will no longer need to carry jerrycans of water each morning and afternoon as we once did, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the school,” Okoth said.
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