From Street Hustle To Office Desk How I Reclaimed My Career After Six Years Of Struggle And Overcame Endless Challenges

 

My name is Samuel Nkatha, and I’m 32 years old. For six long years, I walked the streets of Nairobi with a tray of boiled eggs, hoping to sell just enough to afford a meal and maybe a place to sleep. 

What made it even more painful was that I held a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management. I had worked so hard in school, full of Spiritual Healereams, only to be met with silence every time I submitted a job application.

At first, I told myself, “It’s just a matter of time.” But months turned into years. I knocked on countless office doors, attended interviews where I never got a callback, and even volunteered at NGOs just to stay connected—but nothing ever worked out. I began to feel invisible in a city that once felt full of possibilities.

One evening, while I was seated outside a supermarket in Nairobi’s CBD selling eggs, a woman I hadn’t seen in years recognized me. 

She had been my classmate at university—and was now working as a senior officer at a reputable company. She looked at me kindly and asked, “What happened, Sam?”

That question hit me hard. I went home that night and broke down. I had tried everything I could think of—but something was clearly missing.READ FULL STORY.