Chris has been attending school at Kabiria Primary school, his favorite subjects are Mathematics, English, and Creative Arts. During his leisure time, Chris loves playing football with his friends both from school and at home. He supports Liverpool in the English premier league and a local team in “kabiria” where he and his family lives. His quest for football is unstoppable, something that has now transformed into a dream to one day be the best footballer from Kenya. When he successfully completes his education he would love to be a professional footballer. His favorite food is Rice and beef stew.
Chris lives with both his mother and Elder sister by the name Enedy who is 16years. They live in the slums of Kawangware, a rental plot that as well accommodates other neighbors. The house is a single room made from Iron sheets and timber, the room has been subdivided into portions by curtains, at one corner is the bed where Chris sleeps, he shares the bed with the mother while the sister sleeps on the couch. The other corner is where they have set their kitchen space, when making meals they use a Kerosene stove.
The other part of the room is left as the living room, fitted with an old couch, a table, and a stool. The room as well does not have washrooms inside hence they share a latrine and bathroom with several other neighbors. The levels of hygiene there are bad and unconducive to child upbringing, despite that they have to keep up with the situation with the hope that things will align someday.
The room is connected to electricity which is catered for in the rent, however sometimes they are not able to pay rent hence the lights are disconnected, when this happens they use a candle which is dangerous as it can easily cause a fire. Sometimes the mother is unable to buy the candles which means he is unable to do his evening studies, this greatly affects his studies as he is a bright student.
His mother is a casual laborer who depends on unpromised jobs to provide for her two children, getting school fees, food and other basic needs has been a great challenge especially now with the adverse effects on the economy. The mother is hopeful that once his son gets the support he will for sure transform his life.