Gregory spent most of his early years in the streets of Nairobi as a street boy begging and tolerating harsh weather. In November 2003 Local Government Minister Karisa Maitha announced that the government would rehabilitate the street children and reintegrate them into society. Gregory alongside others were taken to the National Youth Service (NYS) where they underwent rigorous seven months paramilitary training. When they completed the training they were taken for nation building duties which included clean-up jobs and other duties.
Gregory’s life changed for better when he got a job in Iraq in June 2009 to work in a US Military as a Security guard. He was among the first group sent to work abroad by Youth Enterprise Development Fund through Silver Ray limited agency.
Gregory chose to train in weaponry while serving at the base. The training involved weaponry, basic First Aid, Radio procedure reporting, the rules of the use of force, health and safety, the law of armed conflict among others. He received an appreciation certificate from the US Department of the Army’s Base Defense Operation Centre support Battalion and Infantry Brigade. He later worked for DynCorp Company a US Military Camp in Dubai and Afghanistan as Security officer. He returned back to Kenya in November 2013 after his contracted ended…