I have been sacked by five different schools for being short — Obbo

“I got fired from five schools because of my height. I could not reach the chalkboard, however much I stretched. The best I could do was to dictate notes to the pupils — some in Primary One and hardly able to spell words. This made it hard for them to pass exams at the end of the term,” Obbo narrates.

Obbo's dream of shaping young minds was nearly extinguished when he was repeatedly fired from five different school jobs due to his inability to reach the top of the permanent chalkboard on the classroom walls. (Credit: Gerald Kikulwe)