Shamsher Gilani: A lifetime of giving back to Nakuru

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.

I called the sub-county director, but he did not pick up my call, I needed no calculator to establish that I was on my own.

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