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Giver With a Big Heart Commended Yet Again
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 July 2007 00:19
On behalf of President Kibaki, Kisii District Commissioner, Mr Abdullahi Leloon, officially handed over the honorary medals and other accompaniments to Dogo at the district headquarters.
Dogo receives his second presidential commendation from Kisii DC, Abdullahi Leloon.
He was among the 61 people who were honoured during the last Jamhuri Day celebrations for distinguished services to the nation. Dogo won another commendation for philanthropy in 1992.
He is noted for his response to emergencies like fire incidents, helping school going orphans pay their fees, bereaved families and various community projects.
And on account of the many physically disabled persons whom he has employed, or just supports, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights also honoured him in February with the best national Jitolee Business Award.
In fact, this pint-sized businessman with a big heart was born in Bonyunyu in Nyamira District in 1947. He is well known across the country for his generosity.
"He is a living challenge to rich people to use part of their wealth to make the poor happy, even if it is for a period only," the DC said when giving him the medals.
In 1998, he was up with his teenage son, Mushin, trying to save Kisii town from burning down by putting out a petrol station fire. Two years earlier, he was at the forefront of volunteers extinguishing another fire at Sansora Complex building.
His contribution to orphanages, children's homes, institutions devastated by natural tragedies are in addition to his support for sports such as his sponsorship of Shabana Football Club.
These have won him public acclaim as well as government recognition. "In my view, the beauty of life does not depend on how happy you are but how others can be happy because of you," Dogo stated when he received the award.
He indicated that his own life has been dogged by tragedy and want.
"I lost my father, Sarda Sitara Khan, in Nyamira in 1950 and my mother Basheer Khan in 1973. Me and my three siblings were forced to struggle to be what we are today," he added.
The soft-spoken Dogo says he is apolitical. "In my Muslim faith, we are supposed to help the needy and share what we have with them. My political life started in 1997 and ended in 2002 after serving in a nominated capacity at the Kisii Municipal Council," Dogo said.
The businessman's commitment to the poor is remembered when he dedicated his salary and allowances to children's homes and charitable projects in the area.
What a wonderful man indeed.
