Education is the passport for the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it; these were the words from speakers who attended the special mass held in remembrance of the late Nicholas Okara who passed on recently.
The mass that was presided over by Father Waswa of Ejinja Parish and Father Remigius Munjerekha; was attended by hundreds of people.
Wakili Geoffrey Okara, the son of the late Nicholas has been hailed as a person who has interests of his people at heart, going by his engagements around.
The special occasion was graced by several education stakeholders in Matungu, who hailed Wakili Okara for being behind the impressive performances in Matungu schools as he knew what it took to excel in exams.
George Wekesa of St. Teresa’s Itete Secondary School lauded Wakili Okara for what he has done for the school all aimed at better performance.
“Okara who is the Chairperson of the Board of Management has always supported the school in very many ways including paying school fees for over 25 students at the school.
“Our teachers are a motivated lot, students supported, early syllabus coverage and our sponsor is always close to us and this is what helps us shine academically,” he said.
Joyce Angoye, Principal of Koyonzo Girls, was represented by her able deputy who also praised Wakili Okara for being the best brains and one who meant well for the next generation.
“Wakili was paying fees for over five students at ACK Koyonzo Girls and he recently took teachers from the school for a benchmarking session in Eldoret, something that motivated the teachers,” Ms Angoye said.
She added: “We understand that we can’t realize production in a hostile environment and Okara was doing everything humanly possible to see to it that schools that he has links with, post impressive results.”
Geoffrey was the Chairperson of the board at several schools including St. Teresas Itete, St. Gabriel Mirere Secondary and a board member at Koyonzo Girls, Mirere Primary and Marinda Primary.
Jennifer Were, the head teacher of Marinda Primary School also had kind words for the Lawyer cum politician Okara as someone who was always there for them as a school.
Being a politician and also a lawyer, several politicians attended his mass including Kakamega Deputy Governor, Ayub Savula who was a bosom buddy of the late.
By Our Reporter
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