Mr Samuel Gachini is not just a normal taxi driver in Nairobi. He is pursuing a PhD in Business administration at the University of Nairobi.
The 32 years old, father of two having failed to secure a white-collar job, decided to buy a car and work as a Uber driver. He revealed that he took a Sacco loan to buy his Honda Fit car.
However, he admits that its not easy to balance between his hustle and education.
“It is not easy to balance between doing a PhD and driving a taxi, which is a very demanding endeavour. But I can’t give up since I have already put in a lot of effort,” he opens up.
He attained his bachelors degree from Kenyatta University in 2012, having pursued Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and finance.
Using his transcripts, he applied for a master’s degree at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. The school was in collaboration with Moi University.
He graduated master’s degree in banking and finance in December 2013.
“My master’s thesis was based on the effect of monetary policy on Kenya’s economic growth. I successfully published it in the International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations,” he says.
While doing his master's degree, he used to work as a cashier at Equity Bank, Kangari branch in Murang’a County.
However, he quit his job due to lack of enough time to balance between his master's degree and work.
Mr Gachini is among few Kenyans graduates who opted for alternative jobs which is paying them well.
Even as he looks towards to completing his PhD, he argued Kenyans youths not to choose work.