Serena Williams Follows Oprahs Lead

Alex Kiarie, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya Photo: Word Press
American tennis ace Serena Williams on Friday opened a school named after her in the dusty Eastern province district of Makueni in Kenya. The Serena Williams Secondary school is located at Matooni in the semi-arid Ukambani region. Serena described the occasion as her moment of joy to help deprived society. Present during the function was the Kenyan Education Minister Professor Sam Ongeri and local leaders and administrators. The minister thanked the tennis star for her generosity, and urged other donors to join in the efforts to better the education facilities and standards in the country.The school was constructed through the funds provided by Serena, together with Hewlett Packard (a computer accessories company) and The Build African Schools Organization, which funds and supports construction of schools in marginalized areas.The newly opened school boasts of a modern state-of-the-art computer laboratory that runs on solar power supplied by Hewlett Packard. The Matooni area is not yet supplied with electricity. Williams later paid a courtesy call on the Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga.