Kaluma Boy Offered Full Scholarship At A Local University

Content creator Vincent Kaluma alias Kaluma Boy has landed a full scholarship to the East African University for a degree course.

Kaluma Boy, a content creator, has been documenting how he is single-handedly taking care of his ailing father on his social media pages.

Moved by his hard work and selflessness, Kenyans on Sunday, September 28, flocked to the home of Kaluma Boy in an act of kindness and solidarity to help his ailing father.

During a Church Service at JCM Church in Ruiru, Bishop Muthee Kiengei announced the offer, hailing Kenyans for standing with him.

Bishop Kiengei confirmed the news, saying he had been informed by the East African University Vice Chancellor Christopher Mutembei.

“Dr Christopher Mutembei, who is the Vice Chancellor of the East African University, this morning has confirmed the Kaluma Boy has been granted a full scholarship in the East African University and he will pursue a course in sales and marketing to enhance his skills in digital marketing,” he said.

“Be ready, soon we shall all go to pick him for graduation in some years to come, this is because of you all.”

The East African University (TEAU) is a fully chartered private university in Kenya that offers accessible and transformative education.

Located in the town of Kitengela, Kajiado County, TEAU is recognised and accredited by the Commission for University Education (CUE).

Kaluma Boy has so far received offers for brand ambassadorial jobs, among the financial and household donations.

He has been working on a local farm, picking tea to help cover the medical bills for his father, which he said became overwhelming.

Speaking after the fundraiser, Kaluma Boy expressed gratitude to Kenyans, saying his father’s situation will now change.

“I thank Kenyans for supporting me. Thank you all very much and may God bless you. On behalf of my family, we are grateful and be blessed,” he said.

“I was not expecting all those people to turn up; that is the work of God. He has done it all. It is God’s grace that people loved me and decided to help us out.”

Kaluma Boy explained that when he posted the first video in July, some of the social media users told him to update more videos of his ailing father for well-wishers to reach out.

The first video, he explained, was not meant to ask for help from Kenyans but just to introduce his ailing father and show how he battles illness.

She admitted that she had come to appreciate both the importance of talent and the power of mobile phones in ways she had never imagined.

“I am thanking Kenyans because I saw wonders I have never seen before. You wonder if it is miracles…you even wonder what to say,” she said.