I was born in Butere, Western Kenya and had a decent education. I completed high school and eventually graduated from the then Kenya Polytechnic with a diploma in Building Engineering in 1986. I'm a father of seven: four boys and three girls, with my second-born girl in university while the first born is to join campus next year.
What's interesting about me is I've never worked in the field; I studied as I took to sports early in life. I played on the Kenya National Taekwondo team since I was in sixth form until 1992. I was the Head Coach for Taekwondo in Kenya from 1986 to 1999 when I left for Kampala, Uganda. In Uganda, I revived their Taekwondo, having been appointed the national coach, a position I held till 2009. During my stay in Uganda, I learned their language and had my second wife from Bunyoro. I found that the education system in Uganda is better than what we have in Kenya. They still have the 7-4-2 University. They have the best education industry in East Africa with students coming to study in Uganda from all East African countries. This has led me to have all my kids study in Uganda where they stay with my wife except for the eldest two, who are in Nairobi with me to pursue university education.
I came back to Kenya in 2010 on a call from the Kenya Taekwondo Association to take the Kenyan team to Cairo for the Olympics qualifiers tournament. That's when I decided to stay and support my daughters with their university education.
I realized while in high school that I was talented in the sport of taekwondo, having made the Kenya national team while still in school. When I cleared with my diploma studies, I decided to follow my passion. Inevitably, I had to earn from the sport which I had taken full time. In those early days, it was not easy to make money in an unknown sport like taekwondo. This forced me to expand my knowledge in the industry and become a gym instructor. l eventually founded in 1994 the Kenya Taekwondo Academy as a gym, where I have taught and continue to teach people interested in taekwondo. This is where I merchandise training kits, uniforms and other accessories. As a gym instructor, l'm always interacting with people seeking to be fit, lose weight, and build their bodies.
I've had my success in this field. I earned a bronze medal in the 4th All Africa Games. I have traveled to all continents over the past three decades I have been in this sport. Currently, I'm the highest ranking taekwondo expert in the East Africa region. I should be getting my 7th degree Black Belt before the end of this year.
I have been able to supply and sell taekwondo training uniforms to children I train and some from other schools. I now have inquiries for uniforms for adults, too. With this loan I plan to add to my stock of the kids' uniforms and also be able to expand my inventory by adding uniforms for adults.
If I can get this loan before the end of the school holidays of August, then I should be able to restock at least twice before I clear the repayment. I look forward to your support, and thank you for the support and trust.
Buy 50 kids uniforms at $15 = $ 750.00
Buy 18 adult uniforms at $20 = $360.00
Sales:
Kids uniforms $20 X 50 = $ 1,000.00
Adults uniforms $30 X 18 = $ 540.00
Total sales 1,000 + 540 = $ 1,540.00
Cost of buying uniforms $ 1,110.00
Overhead $ 6.00
Total $1,116.00
Expected net profit $ 1,540 - 1,116 = 424.00
When I recycle the capital in a space of three months, then I will double my profit to $828.00. With this I will be able to clear my children's outstanding school fees for this year.