From Chawama to the White CoatUpdated at May 18, 2025, 22:59
Born in the dusty lanes of Kafue’s Chawama compound, Chinga was never meant to be ordinary. Mischievous, adventurous, and fiercely wild, he was the boy who fished in murky streams, set traps for mice, and dodged school like a game of hide and seek. But behind every runaway adventure was a mother’s unwavering love — and a teacher’s unexpected words that would light a fire in him.This is the raw and inspiring true story of Kezi, a boy who once stole a chicken with friends, got taken to the police by his own mother, found faith in the SDA church, faced the lure of alcohol and smoke — but never gave up. Through poverty, pressure, and painful lessons, he carved a path to something no one thought possible: medicine.Now a doctor, Kezi looks back on the boy he used to be, and the road that shaped him. From Chawama to the White Coat is a heartfelt journey of struggle, survival, and triumph — proof that greatness can rise from the most unlikely places.