A fortnight ago, Hon. Peter Ogwang, the State Minister for Sports, who also doubles as Ngariam County MP, met a young boy collecting scrap on the streets of Katakwi Town Council.
When the Minister interviewed the boy identified as Wilson Odeeny about why he was involved in such a laborious activity at his age, the boy explained how he and his two brothers, Robert Alibet and Christopher Omedu, are struggling to make ends meet by collecting scrap. He said they are living with their 82-year-old grandfather after their parents abandoned them.
The boy, who was found carrying a sack full of scrap under heavy rains, was shocked to see the Minister stopping with his convoy, attracting public attention and causing a road jam. Ogwang says he also experienced a similar life of selling water and boiled eggs on the streets of Soroti City when his situation was difficult.
Just when all hopes seemed blurry for these three vulnerable kids, Minister Ogwang proceeded to meet the kids’ grandfather and agreed to provide full sponsorship for them so that they could go back to school.
Indeed, over the weekend, the trio, filled with golden smiles, started living their dream when the Minister paid all their school fees and requirements for the boarding section at Apuuton Primary School.
The dream of success that was once shattered has now received a lifeline! Long live Peter Ogwang! Einer keda Aswam!
Minister Ogwang stops with his convoy to talk to a street kid collecting scrap.
