“From Selling on the Streets to a Desk Job: My Journey to Reclaiming My Career After 6 Years”

My name is Samuel Nkatha, and I’m 32 years old. For six difficult years, I walked the streets of Nairobi with a tray of boiled eggs, hoping each sale would earn me just enough for a meal and a place to sleep. What made it even harder was that I had a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management. I had poured everything into my education, driven by big dreams—only to face constant rejection with every job application I sent.

At first, I kept reassuring myself, “It’s only a matter of time.” But weeks turned into months, and months dragged into years. I knocked on office doors, went to interview after interview with no response, and even volunteered at NGOs just to stay involved—but nothing seemed to work. Eventually, I felt like I was fading into the background of a city that once felt so full of promise. To Read More, Tap Here