Their story begins in 2019, when their father, Stephen Onyango Msando, died in a tragic accident along the Kisumu–Busia Road.
Since that day, life hasn’t been the same for Alvin Ochieng (now 16), Joannes Omondi (15), and their youngest brother Neville, who is just in Grade Five.
But the heartbreak didn’t end with their father’s passing. Soon after the funeral, their mother, Claris Anyango Onyango, disappeared.
She sold the few animals they had, gave away their late father’s motorbike, and left without saying goodbye. The boys were left with nothing—not even a mattress to sleep on or a plate of food to call their own.
With nowhere else to go, they tried living with relatives. But instead of getting love and support, they were treated harshly.
So the boys made their way back to their father’s abandoned home in Sidada village. It was falling apart, but it was the only place that felt like theirs.
Life since then has been tough. Alvin once got a chance to join high school, but the dream didn’t last. He was sent home for lack of school fees—and never went back.
Now, he and Joannes do odd jobs in the village: digging farms, fetching water, anything that pays a little. That money is used to buy food and make sure Neville can stay in school.
There are days they go to bed hungry. Days when the rain pours through the roof. But through it all, the boys hold on—to each other and to hope.
Alvin and Joannes aren’t just teenagers anymore. They are guardians. Providers. Protectors. While other boys their age are chasing dreams, these two are just trying to survive, making sure their little brother has a shot at life.
What hurts them most isn’t just the struggle, but the silence of the one person they needed most. “She left us with nothing,” Alvin says quietly. “But we still have each other.”
And for now, that’s what’s keeping them going.ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Hello, my name is Yoruba. I'm a 25 year old self-employed blogger from the Africa.
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