From Dust to Destiny: My Journey, My Voice, and Our Legacy

My name is Peter Kasii Murmet, known to many across the airwaves as Peter Dio, a radio presenter with Sidai Media Group—the voice that reaches thousands of Maa-speaking families across Kenya and Tanzania.

But long before I had a microphone,Before I was called “presenter,”Before I had a platform...I was just a barefoot boy from Sitoka, chasing an impossible dream.

I Know What It Means to Be Forgotten

In our village, school wasn’t a building—it was a tree. We had no books, no desks, no pens. We used sticks to scratch our lessons into the dirt. When it rained, learning stopped. When hunger struck, it lasted

all day.

In 2004, from a class of many, only eight of us made it to high school. Only eight.

The rest—my sisters, brothers, neighbors—were lost to early marriage, poverty, or silence.We were just children. And yet, we carried a weight far too heavy for our age.

Our nearest school was 90 kilometers away. We walked without shoes. No lunch. No shortcut.

Just dusty roads, tired legs, and the fragile hope that maybe… education could change our lives.

It did.

From Being Voiceless… to Becoming a Voice

Today, I speak to thousands on the radio—but I never forget the ones still unheard.

Being the champion and voice of the voiceless, I am motivated not just to highlight, but to act.

That is why I founded The Siria Hills Climate-Talent Initiative.Not for fame. Not for funding. But to fulfill a promise:

That no child from my village should ever walk 90 kilometers for an education.That no girl should ever be forced to marry because there was no school to protect her dream.

We Are Building More Than a School—We Are Building Hope

On three hectares of sacred Maasai land, something powerful is rising:🧱 Kimintet Sidai Academy🌱 A tree nursery for climate resilience💻 An ICT & innovation hub⛪ A chapel for healing and hope🧒 A home for every child who dares to dream

This is not charity.This is community.This is legacy.

Why I’m asking you to walk with us

I walked 90 kilometers to get a chance at education.

You don’t have to.

You can take one simple step—and change a life forever.

By supporting this initiative, you help:

• Keep girls safe and in school

• Give vulnerable children a chance to thrive

• Equip young people with life skills and mentorship

• Restore dignity, hope, and belonging

💚 Support the Siria Hills Climate-Talent Initiative

HOW TO DONATE

Account Name: THE SIRIA HILLS CLIMATE TALENT INITIATIVE

Bank Name: Equity Bank KenyaAccount No: 0360186305900

BRANCH CODE: 036

BANK CODE: 068

SWIFT CODE: EQBLKENA

📍 P.O. BOX 419, Kilgoris, Kenya📞 +254 792 114566📧 murmetkasii@gmail.com🌍 www.siriahills.org

I am not just telling this story—I am living it.I am not just highlighting injustice—I am fighting it.And I ask you, from one human to another:Will you join us?

Together, we can raise a generation that doesn’t just survive—but leads, heals, and builds.

Let’s become the legacy we wish we had.