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Leadership
MY AFRIKA

AMOS

ONYANGO

26 year old Executive Assistant
to Prof. PLO Lumumba and the
manager of the PLO Lumumba An Interview

Foundation in Africa.

Start With What You Have

Interview by Chioma Phillips. Video Transcription by Michael Nyawire

mos Onyango is the So for those who are thinking to ing lives, from the likes of
26 year old Executive themselves at 26 “Oh no, that’s Joramu Nkumbi from Tanzania
Assistant to Prof. PLO too early I can’t amount too whose interview you did. I’m very
ALumumba, he is the much” or, “at 26 I want to be XY glad that you have taken this oppor-
manager of the PLO Lumumba and Z.” We have someone here tunity to come and also get my story
Foundation in Africa and he runs who has walked a journey from so that other young people out there
his own business, Lawy Afrik and literal struggle to overcoming and can also get to know that it doesn’t
is also an author, his memoir is with the right heart and mind. It matter, they can build themselves
called Twists and Turns: A Story really is our pleasure and honor and be somebody from wherever
of Survival. It’s a really moving to introduce you to Amos Onyan- they are no matter their circum-
story about someone who has go! stances or background.
gone through challenges and Thank you very much Chioma
hardships, but has overcome Phillips and Samuel, of course. I am That’s true. Why don’t you share
them with such a positive spirit very glad, first of all, for what you’re a bit about your background.
to be able to rise to the person he doing for this continent because the I was raised in a family where I’m
is now. stories that you’re sharing are chang- the only child. My dad was a busi-

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