Sawagongo Alumni Association

Sawagongo Alumni Association (SAA) is an association of former students of Sawagongo High School in Gem Siaya County. Sawagongo High School was started in 1965 and its first form four students sat the national exams in 1969.

Thousands of students have since passed through Sawagongo and it is the vision of SAA to bring together most of these former students with a cherished bond, FOR EACH OTHER , FOR OUR SCHOOL ! This mantra call give meaning to our unity as former students with a shared bond and remembering to partner with our alma mater school for improvement.

SAA was founded in 2017 at a meeting held at The Professional Centre Nairobi coordinated by Dickens Omondi Ondiek(RIP)(Jabake) 0 levels class of 1989 and chaired by Aggrey James Mulumbi (Emperor) 0 Level class of 1989.Both Dickens and Mulumbi served in the first Executive Committee (Excom).

The first Excom was :- 1.Aggrey Mulumbi '89- Chairman 2.Nelson Otuoma '90- Vice Chair 3.Fanuel Owiti - '90- Treasurer 4.Silvester Gule '92- Sec General 5.Richard Ouma Jasinaga - '90 - Asst SG 6.Dickens Omondi - '89 - Organizing Secretary.

Through the focus of the very first Excom SAA got her official registration from the Registrar of Societies in the year 2018 in collaboration with the school under Chief Principal George Wachilonga.This Excom served until the year 2022 when the current office came in.

The current Excom of SAA is: 1) George Otieno Odhiambo - A Levels '89 2) Nelson Otuoma - '90- Vice Chair 3) Fanuel Owiti - '90 - Treasurer 4) Silvester Gule '92- Sec General 5) Michael Owuor ' 90- Asst SG 6)Caleb Onyango ' 91- Organizing Secretary 7) Fanuel Omuga O level '84- Asst Organizing Secretary.

Since 2018,SAA has:- 1) Organized Mentorship Talks with Sawagongo Students 2)Built 3 classrooms,dubbed The Alumni Block which ground was broken by George Odhiambo, Chairman. 3) Founded and equipped the computer lab opened by Chair Emeritus Dr Aggrey Mulumbi ( both were overseen by Chief Principal Peter Ogutu - then school principal) 4)Sponsored 4 students through high school and university. 5) Been involved in many benevolence activities of our members and particularly in the loss of one of our founding members Dickens Omondi Ondiek (Jabake)and the loss of 4 of our members spouses. 6) Led and participated in the 18th, September 2026 infrastructure fundsdrive coordinated by George Odhiambo, Chairman SAA and chaired by James Opiyo Wandayi class of ' 90 also CS Energy and Petroleum.

SAA purposes to bring all former students willing to be part of each other's journey and our school in a structured way.

Because the desire of structured engagement,The current Excom under George Odhiambo, Chairman,SAA rented and run a physical office at Agip House 4th floor Room 433,since the year 2023. The office is open to members any week day from 8am to 5pm.It is through the office that SAA members engage in commercial activities for self betterment and a point of refreshment for former Sawagongo students in the job market,where they can pause before an interview and get a 2 page CV printed,an ID copy for the same.

Most of us members may never get public recognition but our participation is invaluable and the association cannot do without you. We all continue to be there for each other and for our school for the deep bonds we have with both