Archives of My Soul: Hard truths dressed in feminine simplicity

Onesmus Okamar during the Archives of My Soul exhibition at House of Friends Gallery, Kibera, Nairobi, on June 30, 2025.

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

What Onesmus Okamar has faced since childhood is nothing short of hardship. His mother left Uganda while seven months pregnant with him, returning to live with her parents in Kenya.

Raised in humble circumstances, he dropped out of high school multiple times due to lack of fees. Finishing his education was as much an act of persistence as it was divine intervention.

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