Shamsher Gilani: A lifetime of giving back to Nakuru

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What began as an effort to provide food soon evolved into a broader mission to help children escape the circumstances that had driven them onto the streets.

Shamsher Gilani displays his OGW Medal of Recognition and Certificate of Honour in recognition of his outstanding contribution, dedication and service to the community.

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, Shamsher Gilani had only recently retired from a four-decade career as finance director of Gilani’s Supermarket.

Yet, while many people would have welcomed the opportunity to slow down, he found himself taking on a new responsibility: ensuring that vulnerable children and families in Nakuru’s informal settlements did not go hungry.

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