26 Feb 2025

Today was introduction day to the Mully College students.  Pictured are my students of period 3 on the day.  Electricians.  They proved to be fun, full of very sharp questions and delighted to welcome a Canadian.  After the formal lesson, which always yields really great stories and group work, they wanted to talk about Canada, the world distress, Africa and USAid, Canadian weather, racial prejudice in Canada, poverty in Canada, street kids in Canada and organized crime.  They soaked up my responses and were eager to offer their opinions.  Once again, I was impressed and filled with hope from these young people, all of whom are coming from the most challenging of backgrounds.  The College is different from MCF Ndalani as many students came form outside MCF, often from the poorest and most remote areas of Kenyan, like Turkana or Maasai-land.  From such backgrounds comes some very creative and very determined minds.

As you can see, there remain iron sheet classrooms still because the Mully College has been such a success that it has grown by an additional 200 students since last year.  The stone buildings have been augmented by converting building like that pictured, iron sheets for walls and roof, with cement floors.

One has to keep in mind that despite the sparse basic school setting the Mully College Graduates are recognized for their excellence throughout Kenya.  The difference lies in their soft skills, work habits, and spiritual skills like integrity, social intelligence, creativity, perseverance and prudence,  The Mully Model is emerging across the educational sector of Kenya as the one to emulate.

After the morning assembly, I was directed to my first class.  Jumped in at the deep end.  The College is asking me to offer the workshop to all those graduating this year (numbering about 140 students), but brief all 700 students introducing the Mully Model Leadership Workshop.  I will be busy, however, as indicated above, these are great people with whom to engage and teach.  From the Principal to the admin staff, teachers, I have been welcomed with thanksgiving and enthusiasm, based on their experience from last year.  I have to compete with the image I left behind last year.