Dr Ponge: Man who rose from the ashes of truancy and rubble of alcoholism

Dr Awuor Ponge with fellow graduands during the graduation for the first Master of Arts (MA) Degree in Development Studies from the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) of the University of Nairobi. [Courtesy, Standard]

Dr Awuor Ponge might have been awarded the highest university degree four months ago, but he has also sunk to the lowest depths during an academic journey that spanned three decades.

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