The second youngest author in the country has urged children to prioritise school work instead of their hobbies.
Speaking during a Story Moja Festival event held in Nakuru, Joseph Bokea, a grade eight pupil at Aghakan Academy said that students should give class work priority.
“I would never skip school work to write; class work always comes first,” said Bokea.
He said that his inspiration comes from reading a lot of fictional books where he read close to 40 books that are more than 200 pages last term.
He advised pupils to cultivate a reading culture to enable them have wide range of ideas that can eventually help in tackling their daily challenges.
Bokea however admitted to have experienced challenges dealing with editors after having finished working on his script and is yet to be published.
Bokea who started writing at only eight for personal fun had his first book- ‘Magic’ published at age 11; his second book- ‘Magic Cast’ should be out by August this year.
The motivating author had been brought by his father Crispine Bokea who said that he has found no challenge in having such a son.
He also added that Bokea has made him proud and he sees him as a blessing.
“I have never considered his achievement as a challenge,” said Bokea.
He advised parents of children with talents to seek avenues so that these children feel encouraged to use their talents both for their own good and the society at large.
The author aspires to be an archaeologist when he grows up and only do writing as a part time job.
He said archaeology is his passion as he really wants to learn about the history of African civilization.