 Welcome back. We're still in that conversation with Maurice Kimma to the director of Ngoma Schools who's taking us through his journey, how he got to be the director and teacher at Ngoma School from being a journalism student and having a degree from mass communication to what he's doing now. Maurice, Tomiata amaliwa sama, you went on to do the advertisement and there were posters around Kajadu now advertising the Ngoma Schools and this is what we offer. So what's after that? So Kajadu Town works up in the morning all over the institution which was not there the previous night. So at this period now remember I have been the blackboard, I have the facility and I don't have teachers, I don't have students, but I have been advertised. So luckily now I'm getting the cost for Mokona's. Others are students, others are teachers, others may be the well wishes. So within one week I think I had around 10 to 15 students because the people were calling from Bright Central where is this school, where is it located, others they just need to come and see the institution just to be satisfied. We are some competitors. I'll take you to the competitors. So there it is, the school is here, means of education, those are in patrol, they see an institution, it is not known by the means of education. So within one week, two weeks, students have started reporting. Wow, that was fast. So there's one student reporting, the two students are coming. So I've been the blackboard some futures and a lot of teachers. So what I did is that I head now to higher teachers, the people are calling, they have to have teachers and maybe the teachers led to multi task because I was not in a position where I can hire all the teachers to satisfy the subjects. So if it is a teacher and he is doing like three subject or four subject regardless of what you did in university. Okay. And I can tell you within one, two months my institution had around 30 students. Wow. 30 students. So the teachers when they come, so I had to include the fee for the books. So when a student comes, then you have to come with one book or two books, for example. That is included. So you have to report, pay the school fees, then you report the two books. The two books when they come, it is for school property. We have a stamp and all that. So you can access the books the time you want. You can board the books, but they remain to be the property of the school. So that's how we started. Remember, it is a secondary. We need the lab, you know, because the secondary comes with all those things. We need the lab, we need the library, we need the toilets, we need the compound for the students and all that. So it was a challenge at the beginning. But because I had a passion, I pushed it for like around one whole year. Yeah. Okay. And now, teaching, I know it's also, you know, you do KCSE and IGCSE. Yes. So how was that also? IGCSE, it is a British curriculum. KCSE, it is a Kenyan system. In other terms, British curriculum, the IGCSE, it is the Kenya certificate, I mean the general certificate of second education, which is general. KCSE is the Kenya certificate of second education. KCSE has the national exam. So the difference between the Kenya, KCSE and IGCSE, the general certificate of second education. It is international. So for me, it was not a big difference because remember I have some experience of teaching and the way I was teaching before, I was doing the two syllabuses, the Kenyan system and the British curriculum system. So for me, it was not a challenge. Again, the people I engaged in what I was doing, those are the key points I was looking for. Not the papers. Yes, you have that. So you wanted teachers who could do both syllabuses? Could do both, yes, two systems. Okay. Yes. So now, how was it running the system? Because at some point I knew the school, you closed the school? Yes. So how did that happen? Well, after some like less, so it began the way I was just saying and everything was running well. I have some students, remember there are some students which are coming to school maybe they had left at Form 2. So they are not ready for the exams. So we have to advise them. I tell them they have to go this period of time for the exam. That those are coming that very time. They say we need to register for the exam. To do exam that here. Okay. So in this case, I am now to separate because the system of Kenya and the British curriculum, they are two different things. So I separated them. We have those who are taking the Kenyan system and the others who are taking the British curriculum system. And they are teachers who are teaching both in the Kenyan system. They are the same teachers who are teaching the British curriculum system. Yes. So after some while it grew. You see as it grows, we are expanding. We are buying new books because in registration of a school there are some key points you need to have. The first thing is the facility. Right. Number two you have to form something called the BOM, Board of Management. You understand? The help and writing of the school. Yes. We have to go to the means of education and you are approved. You are given a letter. The means of education come to your center. They assess the center. Does it have what is required? Does it have classes? Does it have rooms for learning environment? The qualification of the teachers, the principal who is learning the solution to all those things. The means of education. So for center we are approved there are some key things we normally do. So at this time you cannot form a Board of Management, Stephanie, if the school is not existing. Okay. So it has to start. Then when it begins now, now you go to the means of education and tell them this is what I am doing. Then at that time now they have to send their people. Remember they have to come. You have to compile a report from Nema to see whether the institution is located. We have some external noise which can affect the students and all that. So at this time I have not formed all this because it is a process. You cannot form a Board of Management out of blues. The school is not there and we have formed the Board of Management. Because the Board of Management, we do see the principal, the director, we do see the principal, we need to see the subordinate staffs, the people from the surrounding of the school and all that. So at this time I have not done all these things but they were in the process. So the first thing I have done, you get a facility. We get a facility, you have to be given something called a lot of men letter. Because a school is not something whereby you establish today, then after next one year you have shifted. It is not allowed. If the school it is here, you have to be in a lot of men letter and you have to tell us we are going to stay there for minimum like 10 years. So all these things they were in the process. But now I have the students, I have the teachers, I have a gauge them and all that. So it is a whole set. The school is doing well. We are running the syllabus as well. We are close to the school like another school. Then it happens this one day. We are in class. Then one of the teacher I had some small office. He tells me we have some visitors. So when I get outside, I see some big machines because we are the ministry of education kajado. So I have some officials there. I don't know exactly what is going on. They tell me they need to talk to the director of the school. Who is me? You can imagine those are back like some years back. Six years back. I am frustrated. I tried to chase my dream. I have a lot of knowledge. You broke. You tried to make the heads mute and all that. The head of the district of education office of Kajado comes to me as a nutrition. With the other staffs. They come to my office. They produce themselves. We are directors of the institution. These and so and so. We are from the ministry of education. We are here to assess your school. So there I am. I don't have the purpose which satisfies to run a school. So they were in the process. They were in the process. They were in the process. You have to show them where the lab is. When you start an institution. You have to stop from somewhere. You can't start an institution. You can start if you have a lot of money. But first because I was chasing my dream. I did not have what is needed. Because the minimum requirement. You need to have a lab. You need to have a library. So these things the books I have they are just in the cartons. You give them a lot of wisdom. What is required is not there. So Madam Kasewa I think that's her name. She tells me now. We have to close the institution temporarily. Because you don't meet the requirements. I just say no you know what. This is my dream. I have built up to this point. I am just a freshman university. This is the something I need to bring to the community. I am not selling drugs. This is what I am doing. I am impacted in this way. The minimum requirements. So given some period of time. I can acquire all these things. You know. She tells me now. Because I think there was something behind me. I had some competitors there. You know what happened. She tells me we are not going to talk anything more. We are going to close this institution. Remember I have around now 30 to 40 students in this class. She goes to the class. We have closed this centre. Till your director meets the minimum requirements. Stephanie. You just walk up today. And everything is gone. Everything is gone. Your dream that you have built from scratch is now being taken. When you can say. I wasn't myself. Because I had to go even to a pastor for counseling. Wow. That was something. It was something. It was something bigger. Yes. So now fast forward. Because of time. So what happened next after that. I know how to do transition to online. So from there now I had to go to the ministry. They told me these are the requirements. And they have to meet them. I don't have money. I don't have what. So the student now they had to start. Go to other schools. As you what. It was a blow. But this was my dream. So I walk up today. The schools is no more there. No any reasons anyway. You know. I can say so. But I said I cannot. I cannot. You can't stop here. I can't stop there. So everything is gone. There are some students who were formed for us then. And they said. You know what? We will go with you till we do the exam. And they did seven of them. Wow. Everything is cut out because of those who were going to believe in you. Those who said this teacher was not registered. These are the quak teachers who maybe they need money. So that was it. And everything entered. So at that time I had to look for another place. But I had to teach my students online. So that's why now teacher online started. How am I going to give my students the content. Because I can take them to do the exams. Because you usually take them to the sub count. To do the exams. So at this time everything is gone. So how am I going to reach my students online. So that's how I started doing the online thing. So now. Okay. So now you also have the physical institution where they go to do the exams. Yes. So it's there. So they can go online and still go to class. Go to class. Exactly. So you built your dream again. So what happened after that Stephanie. Now I had to come back from Kajado to Rangai. So I said now the homeschooling thing. Remember this is what I was doing before. So I said homeschooling. I'm here and there and doing all these things. Then it happens now. The people are liking me. They're liking what I'm doing. So I just started as a family. Because I say now open a school anymore. It's not my thing. I just go to do online thing. So it agree with some clients who are like. Where can we find you? So I had to start. So I started with like one room. Then you go. Then it agree. I never knew where to blow this way. I just started and the people were like. They were calling. The people are going to school. How is it run? There's still been run. And the good thing about institution. When you come to institution. It's not a must to take the four years. It's not a must to take. We just take you through this. Because like another education. A previous card. So it's not a must to take the whole four years course. Okay. Yes. So now what's from your story. What would you say are some of the lessons. As we come to a close. Some of the lessons you picked from. Pursuing your passion in your career. What I can say is you can become what you want. You can become what you want. So long as you have the passion. Because I usually say your attitude is your heart. I don't know whether that's a good way I can put it. But the higher you can think. That is you. So you can become what you want. Provided you have the passion. So that's how the goma school started. It's just online. At the base gate just online. Because it was a school. Because goma schools with some time. It will be running like another institution. Like another fiscal institution. And that's your vision. That's my vision. Okay. In the next two, three years. The goma schools will be an online institution. Whereby it is running the syllabus. The scheme of work. Both curriculums. British curriculum and the Kenyan curriculum. From morning to fall. And they will be giving exams. So the education will bring it at home. Okay. Yes. Interesting. So as we come to your clues. This is your camera. You can tell the people one thing that you want them to take away from this whole conversation. And also talk to those that are pursuing careers that are not of their passion. Because of one reason or another. Maybe financial issues. So speak to them. My name is Maoris Kimatu. I'm the founder of the goma schools. Goma schools basically is an institution which deals with the registered private candidates. Both curriculums that is Kenyan system. And the British curriculum. So you can register in our institution. We don't discriminate any students. Regardless of your age, your background, your gender, where you come from. We register all students. Regardless of their age. So what you need to do. You can enroll in our institution in goma schools. The amount of learning we have. One-on-one you can come to our center at Karen. Or rather you can engage us on the e-learning. That is via Zoom platform or Google Meet. Or simply you can reach us out on 0708-0310-78. Okay. What's your parting short? There. Your parting short. Parting short. A word of encouragement to the youth. The word of encouragement can tell people your network is your network. The people you interact with. The way your network is so big. That is your network. Okay. Yes. Thank you very much for coming on board. We appreciate the conversation. Thank you so much Stephanie. All right. So that has been Morris who is the director and teacher at goma schools. Talking to us about his Jenny. And he says that as long as you have passion go for what you are dreaming of. It's possible. I hope you have been encouraged or inspired by this conversation. Ram Aguka will be coming up next with youth and politics. See you on the other side of the break.