Cohort Three Students

Seline Akoth Ouma is a fourth-year female student at Egerton University taking Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology in the department of Dairy and Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture. Seline started school at Dr Robert Ouko Primary School in Kisumu County and left in the year 2011 attaining 314 marks at the KCPE exams. She then joined St. Cecilia Aluor Girls Secondary School in Siaya County in the year 2012 and left in the year 2015 with a mean score of A- (74 points) in KCSE exams. Seline is from a humble background with five siblings, her being the fifth born. In her family there are three college students. Her parents are not financially stable to raise the school fees for the three since her father is a casual worker and mother a house wife.  Most the fee is paid by willing relatives which is not easy at times due to the delays and standing fee arrears. She therefore cannot fail to acknowledge the tuition fee support received from RUFORUM through the TAGDev program at Egerton University. The support gave her hope of completing her undergraduate studies by May 2020. She is a determined, disciplined, intelligent, and a responsible lady. Seline’s greatest aspiration in life is to become an academician in the field of Food Science and Technology as a Food Chemists. Through this she is considering to have a positive impact on young minds by mentoring and giving support to needy students in the community