Kaluma Boy secures full university scholarship
TikTok sensation Kaluma Boy has secured a full university scholarship days after he went viral for taking care of his sick father.
This was announced by JCM church Ruiru Bishop Ben Kamau, also known as Muthee Kiengei, during a thanksgiving service on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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According to Kiengei, the 17-year-old will undertake a course in Sales and Marketing with an emphasis on digital marketing at the East African University.
“I want to announce that Kaluma Boy will be joining the university,” Kiengei told the gathering.
He emphasised that Kaluma Boy ought to be the biggest beneficiary of the donations. Kiengei relayed that the next step for him would be attending university to change the course of his life.
“Dr Christopher Mutembei is the Vice Chancellor of the East African University, and this morning, he has confirmed that Kaluma Boy has been granted a full scholarship in the East African University, and Kaluma Boy will undertake a course in Sales and Marketing to enhance his skills in digital marketing.”
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The church, through its patron, had sought the scholarship for Kaluma Boy, according to Kiengei, but he stated that the church had not been in contact with the money contributed to the family.
TikTok community kindness
It comes just a week after thousands of TikTokers, the Nduthi Culture Community, and other well-meaning Kenyans flocked to Kaluma’s home in Othaya, Nyeri, to visit his father.
The event followed weeks of meticulous planning on TikTok, including Lives and Comment Sections, after Kaluma shared snippets of his daily life, such as farm work and taking care of his family, pulling at the heartstrings of Kenyans.
To facilitate Kaluma’s father’s safe journey to the church in Ruiru, Kiengei lent his ambulance to transport him.
He further promised the ambulance to an upcoming hospital that TikTokers have decided to fundraise for and build, as public hospitals tend to be unresourceful for sick Kenyans.
After settling Kaluma’s family, the TikTokers are planning to visit Mama Gift, another TikToker with an ailing child requiring treatment in India.
Speaking at the event, Kiengei promised to lead the service during the visit to Mama Gift in Embu and ensure that once they attend the service, the family will be on their way to India for treatment.
