After an accident that rendered him disabled, Michael Mwangi has found new hope in his talent and now showcases his art through his 3 million Photography platform.
The SPU community led by the Students’ association is now fundraising towards Mike’s surgery in India so as to enable him walk again.
By John Kasaine
One Saturday afternoon in March this year, St. Paul’s University students’ center amphitheater was a hive of activity as ladies and gentlemen strutted the catwalk for a good cause. The students had taken to the stage to raise funds for Bethany Kids, a charity ran by Kijabe Hospital to correct cleft lips in children.
The room was packed to the door with students who cheered animatedly as their favorite contestants for Mr &Miss Bethany Kids titles walked the stage in pomp and glamour. Nearer to the runway, on both sides, were a battery of photographers clicking away, careful not to miss that all important shot. Standing out of the group was a young man in his early twenties, seated on a wheelchair and capturing the moments in his Canon 5D Mark III. In his electric wheelchair, he zoomed back and forth as he sought to find the perfect shot. That Saturday, like many other days Michael Mwangi was in his element, doing what he does best.
Michael is a man with a face full of laughter, joy and life but with the story of a warrior. A jovial and humorous man who leaves anyone he meets and greets with laughter. Despite a spinal cord injury that has left him in a wheelchair, the twenty-three year old, second year student of Communication at St. Paul’s University, Limuru, still exudes infectious happiness.
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