Growing up in Eastlands will either build you up or get you shot. I survived thanks to the parish in Kariobangi which gave me better things to do than drugs & crime. My buddies and I will run 30km around Eastlands to assist church expansion. Paybill No: 461112 Account: Marathon
It's not everyday I get to show off. But then again it's not everyday a university ladies' team wins the national championship and represents Kenya. They brought me the trophy and people wanted to take selfies as I carried it on campus to my office 😎. Go
@StrathU
Scorpions!
Extremely proud of our
@StrathU
People and Culture (HR) Team that scooped two first place
@Ihrm_Kenya
national awards for Work Life Integration and for our Workplace Wellness Program. Honored too to have been awarded as one of Kenya's most People-focused CEOs.
#peoplefirst
Prof
@lgfranceschi
, Founding Dean
@StrathmoreLaw
giving his "last lecture." We'll miss him as he leaves for his new post in London as a Senior Director at the Commonwealth.
@ntvkenya
You're all welcome to join the VC Run for scholarships on Saturday 25th May at 7:00am from the Strathmore Sports Complex in Madaraka. 5km/10km/21km walk or run. Or just the zumba, bouncing castles and entertainment 😎.
My running buddies and I are running an ultramarathon of 53km next week to finish building this church in Goma, Bondo. We'll give you a virtual tour of historical and scenic sites while at it on
#gomamarathon
, so keep checking 😎! Donate on MPesa Paybill 891300 account 60271
Keep doing you
@nickvujicic
, living life to the fullest, teaching us that disability is by no means inability. Setbacks and difficulties will never look the same again after what we've seen you overcome. Keep inspiring! 👊🏽
You go
@TimKipchumba
! I wasn't planning to run again after yesterday’s run, but when you offered to give 1000 bob per km to needy students if I ran today, I really had no choice but to step up to the line. You've set the pace, now for others to pledge!
@StrathU
@StrathmoreFDN
Join the two awesome guys who just pledged to sponsor me per km I run over the next three months to raise tuition fees for needy families. Here's my first run. All you have to do is pledge any amount per km, and I'll do the running. 😉
@StrathU
@AlumniSU
@StrathmoreFDN
Mission accomplished. We circumnavigated Eastlands on our run to support Kariobangi Catholic Church. Flagged off by the ladies. Then treated to Mom's lunch 😊. Thank you all for sponsoring us! For those coming in now...Paybill No:461112 Account: Marathon
Our running champion Jabez
@mc_jayb
graduated today with a first class honours in Computer Science (after logging in his morning Makueni gratitude run of course). Good brains, good legs, and large heart! Congratulations Jabez!
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathU
@StrathmoreFDN
An afternoon well spent at the French Embassy
@FranceinKenya
with the new French Ambassador to Kenya and Somalia H.E
@arnaud_suquet
and other friends. We explored opportunities Kenyans didn't know they could get in France, and also discussed how to bring Kenya to the French.
@ntvkenya
You're all welcome to join the VC Run on Saturday 25th May at 7:00am from the Strathmore Sports Complex in Madaraka. 5km/10km/21km walk or run
Today's record run is for one of the finest men ever. Caring Strathmore teacher. Outstanding sportsman (Uruguayan rugby international). Prayerful role model. These PR's - Nov 200km, 2 mile (13:56),1 mile (6:32) & 1km (4:02) are for you. RIP Michael Pike🙏🏼
@StrathSchool
@AlumniSU
Today's half marathon is named after the beautiful village Paul Russo
@SBSAlumniKE
comes from, Songa, on the edge of the Marsabit National Reserve. Thank you for sponsoring all the miles I'll run over my three month campaign for the
@StrathmoreFDN
Covid-19 Relief Fund.
@StrathU
The untold story about
@StrathU
- the over a thousand students who get scholarships & financial aid. Our own students are making the Strathmore Dream possible for needy students as they fundraise through the mother of all fun events on Sat 19 May!
#Stratifest
#ElimishaStratizen
Kenyans coming together this weekend to help get more needy students to study at
@StrathU
! In 2017,we had 1,033 on financial support,we can do more for more needy students! Nameless, Wangechi, Tunji, Jimwat, Mr. Lenny all coming together for Elimisha
#Stratifest
#TwendeStratifest
Actions and inactions have consequences. Your dreams will remain just that because of your inaction. Your worst fears for yourself and your country will materialise because of your inaction.
At Strathmore, it's not only the teachers who educate. It's everyone. Enter Kipsiele Kolibet - print operator, sports equipment keeper, bus conductor and disciplinarian at large. Thank you Bomet County for this wonderful man.
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathSchool
@StrathU
What a privilege to have visited the university where the first Deputy Principal of Strathmore College studied engineering, the University of Galway! I was joined by the nephew named after him, so also called Kevin O'Byrne.
We were delighted to welcome Dr Vincent Ogutu - Chancellor of
@StrathU
in Nairobi, Kenya, onto campus.
@VinceOgutu
came to
#UniversityofGalway
to research & celebrate the legacy of the co-founder of Strathmore University, University of Galway alum, the late Kevin O’Byrne.
Thank you Prof.
@RobertGateru
, VC Riara University for generously sponsoring today's run in aid of the Strathmore University Covid-19 Relief Fund. You're such a good neighbour!
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathU
@AlumniSU
This run is dedicated to all of you who are bravely wrestling with whatever challenges or limits that stand in your way. Hang in there, Brave Warriors! 👊🏼👊🏼
PS:
@eliudhcc
is still running 20 clicks more to make this 50! 😊
Guess who I bumped into at the Sarova Imperial in Kisumu? Newton
@NObbuyi
, who played for the
@strathleos27
. The Leo's are taking good care of me on this
#gomamarathon
trip! 27! Oh and a shoutout to the
@SarovaHotelsKen
Kisumu. It's just rebranded and the service is great!
The VC Concert is here again! Aisha, our star student, will sing with me again to support slum kids in our Macheo mentoring program. We're rehearsing! 😊
July 2nd, 2:00pm, SBS Atrium. 1000 entry (400 for students/kids). Paybill 7552019 Account VC Concert.
@CSC_Strath
@AlumniSU
When
@LoiceWafula
passed her PhD proposal defence yesterday, my running group offered to run 10km each to celebrate. And she in turn pledged a very generous donation to
#ElimishaStratizen
Join her on Paybill 988666 Acc Loice Wafula & friends. Asante!
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathmoreSC
Thank you Anthony
@njua_richu
@AlumniSU
for sponsoring my
@StrathmoreFDN
Covid Relief Fund Runs. Remember when you and I raced Tergat at Lewa Downs when he held the world record? The shirt numbers in the photo show who won. 😊
Costa Rica has 100% renewable Energy. Costa Rica has 52% forest cover. And Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948 and invests in education instead. Amazing. Thank you Ambassador Giovanna Valverde!
#BLabAfricaSummit
happening at
@StrathU
@blabafrica
Here's a challenge for you guys. I'm at the annual Academic Staff Workshop at Strathmore University
@StrathU
discussing Sustainability & CBC preparation. How many applications of sustainability can you see in this Auditorium setup and decor? Kudos to those who arranged it BTW!
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Mr. Michael L. Pike - a teacher in the primary section of
@Strathmorschool
from 1988 to 2016.
He will be remembered for his gentle spirit, his piety, his love for people and his passion for rugby.
May he RIP.
Truly humbling to be nominated alongside people I have so much respect for.
The HR Awards are there to to edify you so please look up these guys and let their stories inspire you as they do me! Then go ahead and vote for whoever inspires you the most on
When I asked Dean Kwenjera who I should dedicate today's run to, he said Kenya's farmers who get a raw deal in the value chain. Thankfully Dean
@DrGnjenga
is working on it!
Countdown to
#gomamarathon
on Sunday! My friends and I will run 53km to build a church, show you beautiful sites, promote running and have fun with a purpose. Have you sent your donation yet? MPesa any amount you have to Paybill 891300 account 60271 or just dial *483*57*60271#
Let this just sink in for a moment guys. My running buddy,
@eliudhcc
has committed to run 100km to raise funds for our scholarship drive. I'll run part of it with him. Start sending your contributions! This run, starting at 4:30am will be epic!
We have a few windows of opportunity in life. Don't waste yours. We often don't know what we could become, like Obama didn't know he'd be President. Mentors at
@StrathU
marvel at what you could become.
@drcaesarmwangi
Launching Industry Mentoring
#BePrepared
#MentoringInStrath
As our Gratitude Tour of Siaya, Kisumu and Homa Bay takes me home today (shoutout to the Bondo and Alego folks and
@ookomanuel
's folks), I'd like to honour a patriot and founding father who saved the name Strathmore at one point. Read on 😊.
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathU
Mt. Kenya is one of Kenya's most sacred spots. As I went on this pilgrimage up beautiful Mt. Carmel today, I recaptured some of the peace I usually get up Mt. Kenya. Hail Nyeri, Muranga & Kiambu counties! Day 8/20
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathU
Mt Pic c/o Wiki
Isn't it amazing that when NASA chose the fascinating challenge of putting a man on the moon, they birthed over 20 related innovations? One intriguing idea can go so far! Great observation by
@AmondiRM
in her keynote speech at
#CEILSummit2022
@KENIAupdates
@KenyaInnovWeek
Amazing nuggets of leadership being shared here at the Kenya National Theatre at the
#ELFGraduation2018
. With people like these, Africa will be unstoppable!
@StrathU
It was great seeing our Ladies Hockey team the Scorpions taking on the continental champions Ghana Revenue Authority today. We lost but given how extremely young our team is (mostly freshmen), I dare say we have future continental champions lined up right here 👍🏽.
What an amazing run we had today. Thank you everyone for showing up and running, walking, supporting and donating. On behalf of the students and families that will benefit from this fundraiser, thank you, thank you, thank you!
African youths are about to take the world by storm. Just as soon as they get digital skills. We'll be telling you how at The 2020 Africa Summit organised by
@Princeton
. Fri 25 Sept 6:00pm East Africa Time Reg. Link:
@StrathU
#AfricaNow19
Strive Masiyiwa: Don't look at entrepreneurship solely as a way to make money. That would be sad. Look at it as a way to solve problems in a sustainable way.
Thank you Meru for giving me Rev & Eng Luigino Miungi, the mentor who taught me how to think by deriving from and loving the history of first principles. So transformational! RIP Lui. Greetings also to Tharaka Nithi, Embu & Kirinyaga!
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathU
@AlumniSU
What a great idea! Getting sponsorships per km ran. How much would you give me per km if I dedicated my next three months' runs to donations for poor families' tuition fees? I'm about to start the clock...make me run guys!
Kudos to our amazing
@StrathU
Housekeeping team. They created an agency offering spring cleaning services to homes, donating all their proceeds to the
@StrathmoreFDN
Covid-19 Relief Fund. And now they're personally donating to my fundraising runs too. You are simply the best!👊🏾
If there's one guy who's inspired many of us at
@StrathU
to push through our barriers on the roads this year, it's our
@AlumniSU
running buddy
@eliudhcc
, our 100km ultramarathon champ who fundraised for
@StrathmoreFDN
. Keep inspiring! Keep
#RunningForaCause
. And Happy Birthday!!
This run is dedicated to the Phenom Estate folks,
@eliudhcc
's neighbours. Several of them ran with us at last week's 100km ultramarathon. And they literally cheered us all of the last 6km to
@StrathU
! You guys are awesome!!
@StrathmoreFDN
@mc_jayb
Strathmore alum's got swag! I'm so glad my former student Peter Okatch followed his passion and is now a fashionista styling some serious Kenyan gents. I love the cool YouTube clips on his King Sidney channel with his signature humour! Check this one out -
#gomamarathon
chronicles. The last thing I did before flying to Kisumu for the marathon was to attend a staff end of year party. Theme: cowboy. Bet we can run faster than cowboys ride 😉.
Support us on Paybill 891300 account 60271 or https:/www.mchanga.africa/fundraiser/60271
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the 2nd week of September is International Housekeeping and Environmental Services Week. Here's to our housekeepers!
Visiting mentees Elvis Cosmos in Kampala then Andrew Okot in Gulu. Both all rounders. Elvis: basketballer, award winning mooter & debater, mentor to slum kids. Andrew:
@strathmoreleos
rugby star, chef extraordinaire, entrepreneur. You brighten my life!
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
I would like to profusely thank the Strathmore PhD Cohort 2 c/o
@LoiceWafula
for their outstanding efforts in raising over 100,000 shillings today to support my runs to raise scholarships during Covid. You guys rock!!
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathU
@StrathmoreSC
@SUalumni
Eliud did it! 100km!! In this video he and I are running the last three kms to end the first 50. He soldiered on till 100km. Make your marathon into your pocket 😉 and crown his efforts with your donation. Paybill: 988666 Account: Student Support
@StrathU
To all those who are going through tough moments and sometimes feel like giving up, take hope today on Mashujaa Day from
@eliudhcc
who is such a shujaa! See him here, holding on for a bigger cause.
Today was an uphill affair, moving from
@eliudhcc
's home in Uasin Gishu all the way to Nandi Hills. Thank God for the mursik we drank on departure, and the tea in Kericho. Now settling down to nyama choma in Narok. Tomorrow 100km!
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathU
It's so encouraging to see students pick up this kind of outlook on life after four years at Strathmore University
@StrathU
.
#treatallpeoplewithdignity
Such an honour to be graduating this class tomorrow - the first I'm conferring degrees on.
Ok, I'll let the cat out of the bag. I'm an honorary Rwandan. In these pics, we're at the wedding of Adele and
@ObadiasNdaba
. Obadias and I committed to telling the African story in an epic lunch meeting on the Upper East side of New York. Read on!
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
This one's for
@ArnoldLuttah
who is sponsoring a whopping 500 bob for all kms I run in July, and still dares to push me to stay on target with my mileage! I had to take a break, so this Comeback Run is for you. 💪🏽
@StrathU
@StrathmoreFDN
@AlumniSU
After Kenya's independence, all schools with colonial names were asked to change them. When Tom Mboya heard Strathmore might have to do the same, he suggested we say it's not a colonial name like Duke or Duchess. It's just a Scottish word for a valley. The argument worked!
Two reasons I'm grateful I grew up in Eastlands, Nairobi: it taught us a great deal of independence, and also creativity! After doing house chores, we'd have loads of fun making our own toys and inventing our own games.
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathU
@AlumniSU
We end our exciting
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
, Day 20/20 in South Sudan where the team is hosted by our alumnus
@MINDSAfrica
scholar
@athior_daniel
. I smashed all my records from 5km down to honour all of you who have stood by us in 2020. Let's finish strong! Merci, Asanteni 🙏🏼👊🏼
Such a delight to have been with talented undergraduates from all over the world who made it to the finals of the Global
@UndergradAward
. Such amazing talent just waiting to be challenged!
Trivia fact - Tom Mboya was Strathmore's neighbour in Lavington. His phone number was at some point reassigned to a paybooth in Strathmore, so when it rang students would reply "Sorry, this isn't the Mboya Residence. It's Strathmore College."
25km stop enroute to
@eliudhcc
's 100km ultramarathon to support
@Kianda_School
@Kianda_F
. 75km to go!!Great support from
@ookomanuel
. Waiting for Jabez
@mc_jayb
to join in at the 50km mark. Lots of parents & students running, walking and biking on the Tigoni plantation trails!
Great things happen when I go to Burundi. Today, it was reaching my 1000km milestone for my Covid Relief runs, plus 2000m elevation gain this month, plus joining Team Eliud
@eliudhcc
in paying a 27km debt. Last trip, it was a little miracle. Read on 😊.
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
Dedicating this 1000km milestone to the awesome
@StrathU
family...the parents, students, staff, alumni and partners. It was so meaningful doing this, knowing every mile would keep a needy student in class and inspire our community.
#RunningForaCause
#GratitudeVirtualTour2020
Thank you
@StrathU
Housekeeping team for joining our
@StrathmoreFDN
fundraising efforts. Coming from you, especially, every single shilling you've raised means so much to me and our team! Your diligence and generosity inspires us and we're proud to be associated with you!
Training done. Officially counting down to the VC Run on Sat 28th May. Will you come race the VC? Register on . Or just donate on Paybill 988666 Account VC Run. Here's what it will look like:
#Runforimpact
@StrathmoreFDN
@StrathU
Eliud just ran 21k at 4:55 pace while I ran 5k at 5:14 pace in preparation for his epic 100k scholarships run this Sunday. Show him the love by jamming the Strathmore University donations line below. 👇🏽
It is just 3 days to the run, and I am totally blown away by how generous so many of you have been in supporting this cause thus far. Asanteni sana!
Continue sending your contribution via
Paybill: 988 666
Account: Student Support
@VinceOgutu
@StrathU
@AlumniSU
@SBSKenya
#gomamarathon
chronicles. Here we are at the start line of the ultramarathon, in front of the church we will finish building. It's a hot Sunday morning but the crowd is counting on us. Let's do this!
Paybill 891300 account 60271 or https:/www.mchanga.africa/fundraiser/60271