Frequently Asked Questions

I would like the kids to know that despite the challenges faced growing up in the village with neither running water nor electricity, life in the village has always been very fun. Growing up with my friends, we made the best out of what we had; we made toys made from trashed cans and plastics. It was so fun as we competed to make the best-looking cars. The scarcity of resources amongst us enabled us to innovate.

Things like TVs and radios were never available; they were infrequent and sometimes fancy. Growing up as a Maasai boy comes with so much responsibility; it doesn’t matter your age; only the best is expected from you. That I would say has contributed to nurturing my leadership skills.

I have a big family.

My father has three wives, and we are all fifteen children. I wouldn’t say my father is very strict, but he is a very straightforward man; he doesn’t tolerate any laziness or bad behaviour.

My mother, on the hand, is very strict, especially on school matters; she always keeps reminding us that we have to work hard in school to be able to change our lives for the better. She is also very religious.

In my whole family, I am the first child to attain the highest education level, an undergraduate degree. I hope to set up a pace for my younger siblings to follow.

I like sports, and I am very good at it. When I was in secondary school, I was in all the sports teams; I won many individual sports awards like the Best Athlete and the Most valuable player in soccer.

I am good at long distances like cross country or half marathon and javelin throwing for athletics. I actually hold a javelin record for the under-19 boys for Kenya. 

I love music; whenever I am bored or tired, and I want to be lazy around, I listen to music; it makes me feel so relaxed. Unfortunately, I am not good at singing, and I am terrible at it.

I have no fear of taking risks; I am a risk-taker, but my biggest fear is failing. I don’t like losing, I’m not too fond of it, and I always beat myself to try many times until I succeed. The most important things to me are; my family, my close friends, my well-being, and my faith.

Life was hard before joining Brookhouse.

I attended a government school, and there weren’t many basic amenities like food and water for the students. We were required to carry packed lunch to school, and I remember that there was no food to eat at home in many instances, let alone for taking to school.

When I went to Brookhouse, life changed. There was almost everything that was not there in my earlier school. The education was better, and extra curriculum activities like sports that I like so much were taken with so much seriousness. I thrived in Brookhouse; the quiet, malnourished, little Maasai boy changed.

Brookhouse held my hand; they allowed me of a lifetime to acquire quality education. I will forever be grateful to them.

The savannah grassland where my farm is located is full of wildlife like rhinos, lions and cheetahs. It is very dangerous to herd cows there because of the hungry lions who often attack our animals.

I live in Kenya, south of Nairobi National Park. My home is located in Empakasi village, which is about 100 metres from the park, home to rhinos, buffaloes, lions, and cheetahs. The land is untouched, and I think heaven looks like this; the place is so quiet, with fresh air and green vegetation.

My family’s land is quite extensive, and it is unfenced, allowing wildlife to graze harmoniously with our livestock. 

I just graduated from university, it is my first degree, but it means so much to me, my family and my community. I plan to go to graduate school and continue my work with my lion lights.

The latest news on Lion Lights is the update of our system (lion lights) to a stand-alone and intelligent design capable of performing all the tasks without any human interferences. You can see it demonstrated by clicking HERE.  The new system is now packed in a small box where the farmers buy it and install it;  that’s it. The updated version has also cut down the cost to $10 per unit, which is very cheap.

We have also recruited ten youths who are our volunteers helping us with our conservation work in the community, like the installation of our lion lightshttp://video