Boniface Mwangi is a human rights activist. Countless times he has been seen fighting for people's rights even if it means being beaten, bruised and trashed all over social media.

At the end of the day he still stands for what he believes in.

Boniface wrote a very long inspirational post of how he had to work hard to just to make ends meet.

"At the age of 15, I was kicked out of school and only got to do my O-level exams last year at 34 years. Being kicked out of school at such a young age didn’t mean it was the end of education for me. Like Mao Zedong, Malcolm X, among other known public intellectuals, l am self-educated. I can honestly say that without reading, l would not be where l am today.

My love for reading helped me secure a place in journalism school without an O-level certificate. I sat for the college entrance exams, just like my fellow students, and passed. My college mates nicknamed me “the boy from Harvard”, because l possessed a lot of knowledge about what we were studying. I hawked books to pay for my college fees and I always delayed selling a book l liked until l had finished reading it."

It is just amazing how books can transform ones life to a whole new level. His love for books didn't just end there, he has passed it on to his children. How amazing is that!

"The reward system in our home is books. My son read his first John Grisham novel at the age of 8. As a family, we have more books than clothes."

And just because of his reading culture and knowledge it has exposed his to new things and places. He is now reaping the fruits of his hard work and love for books.

"Because of self-education, and following my life’s passion, I have given talks across Kenya, Ethiopia,Tanzania,Uganda, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Congo, Ghana, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, USA and at the United Nations. My work has taken me to South Africa, Rwanda, Peru, Belgium, Sweden, France, Canada and Scotland. My TED talk, “The day I stood alone” has been watched by over a million people.

My close friends know that you can never go wrong gifting me a book. The former Chief Justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga, sends me books and articles to read, whenever l share my ignorance on social media in a subject that he believes l need to read more on.¬

What’s my point? Books changed my life."