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French CEO Donates 3,000 books to MKU on his journey from a rough childhood

French billionaire businessman Mohed Altrad has donated 3,000 books to Mount Kenya University. The books, worth Ksh4 million, are the world’s first English version of Badawi, an autobiographical novel that is part of the literature curriculum taught in French schools. Prof. Simon Gicharu, Chairman Board of Directors, distributes the donated books to students Prof. Simon Gicharu, Chairman Board of Directors, distributes the donated books to studentsThe book, tells the inspirational story of a nomad boy born in the desert sands of Syria. He raises himself by the bootstraps to earn a PhD in Computer Science, and later becomes one of the richest men in the world.