Two students. Two schools. Two extraordinary results — and the power of removing barriers to education.
In Ndhiwa Subcounty, two young men recently sat their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations knowing that whatever happened next, someone had believed in them enough to invest in their journey. That belief made all the difference.
Stephen Okoth: From Uncertainty to an A Plain
When Stephen Okoth began secondary school at Friends School Kamusinga, he carried not only academic ambition but the weight of financial uncertainty. The Sukari Industries sponsorship programme removed that weight entirely — covering his school fees from Form One through Form Four, consistently and on time.
The result? Stephen achieved an A Plain with 82 points in the 2025 KCSE examinations, one of the top performances in his school. He now aspires to study Mechanical Engineering at university — and dreams of returning one day to work at Sukari Industries as a qualified engineer. His gratitude is not merely personal. He has pledged to be an ambassador for what Sukari’s investment in young people can achieve.
Odiwuor Oscar Kitoy: Belief as a Foundation
At Kanga High School, Odiwuor Oscar Kitoy’s journey followed a similar arc. Four years of sponsored education gave him something beyond financial relief — it gave him the peace of mind to focus entirely on learning. He graduated with an A- grade, scoring 80 points nationally.
Odiwuor, too, has set his sights on engineering. And like Stephen, he frames his success not as individual achievement but as a community responsibility — a commitment to make good on the trust placed in him, and to pay it forward.
The Bigger Picture
The Sukari Industries sponsorship programme reflects a conviction that runs through everything the company does: that industrial growth and community wellbeing are not competing priorities. When young people are freed from financial anxiety and given the space to reach their potential, they do not just succeed — they excel, they dream bigger, and they come back to lift others.
Stephen and Odiwuor are proof of that conviction. Their stories are still being written — and the chapters ahead promise to be remarkable.