- Eng. Hosea Borok discovered a girls' rescue centre during a routine power line inspection near Ortum, West Pokot
- The Kenya Power engineer was moved by an eight-year-old FGM survivor he met at Perur Rays of Hope, reminding him of his own daughter
- Borok channelled the Kenya Power Foundation's Wezesha Jamii initiative to fund a KSh 2 million library wing for the organisation
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A chance encounter during a routine power line inspection changed the course of one engineer's life and opened a new chapter for dozens of rescued girls in West Pokot County.
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Eng. Hosea Borok has spent seven years serving as Kenya Power's County Operations and Maintenance Engineer in West Pokot, keeping electricity flowing across the region.
During an inspection at the foot of Murpus Hills near Ortum, he stumbled upon a girls' rescue centre that he did not expect to find and could not bring himself to forget.
The Eight-Year-Old Who Changed Everything
At the centre, Borok met a girl of just eight years old who had been rescued from Female G*nital Mutilation and forced early marriage.
The encounter shook him deeply. He later said the child reminded him of his own daughter, and the stark contrast between the two girls' realities stayed with him long after the inspection was over.
Determined to act, Borok reached out to Perur Rays of Hope, a community-based organisation situated next to St. Elizabeth Girls High School in Murpus.
The organisation works with rescued girls and young women, equipping them with practical, marketable skills including electrical work, ICT, catering and tailoring, all aimed at fostering independence and self-reliance.
A KSh 2 Million Library Takes Shape
Borok did not stop at emotional solidarity. He championed a formal construction project through the Kenya Power Foundation's staff-led Wezesha Jamii initiative, a programme that channels employee energy into community development.
The result was a KSh 2 million library wing built specifically for the girls at Perur Rays of Hope, giving them a dedicated space to read, study and nurture their ambitions.
For Borok, the library represents far more than books and shelving. His hope is that the girls who walk through its doors will grow into empowered women capable of challenging harmful cultural practices and inspiring the communities around them.
What began as a mission to restore power to a remote corner of West Pokot has quietly become something far greater: a mission to restore possibility to girls whose futures were nearly taken from them before they had a chance to begin.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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