Hussein

The Hip Hop Lion King

‘My favorite animal is the lion, the mighty king of the jungle. My big dream is to become an ace electrician and help my family. So I works hard in school, and do especially well in English and Science, my favorite subjects.’

Hussein Athumani is 18. His father, two brothers and sister live in Sanya Juu and are proud of him, learning sign language, reading and writing.

He loves to play football and listen to Swahili Hip Hop artist Joe Makini with his best friend Freddy Peter.

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