Zipporah Ong’era, 22, has never known the feeling of using both hands. She was born with one full arm but that has not stopped her from living her life to the fullest.

Her astonishing feats include cooking using her leg - particularly maize meal, locally known as ugali, a staple food in Kenya and other East African countries.

"Even though everything was really difficult, my mother never allowed that to enter my mind. She taught me to take each day as it came," she told TRT Afrika about her upbringing.

She said her mother was ostracised for raising a disabled child in a social setting where some people considered such children cursed.

It got even tougher for Zipporah and her mum when her father walked out of their lives.

She went on to graduate with a degree in computer science. However, she struggles to get a job with some employees doubting her capability.

Her biggest wish still lives in her. She has come a long way and beaten the odds and she is stopping at nothing.

“Cooking for my dad has always been my greatest wish; I’ve always secretly wished to show him who I’ve grown into. I don’t hate him, I love him. God chose him to be my father. I’m sure he’ll try one of my dishes someday."

"My mother is the most important person in my life and has encouraged me to accept who I am. I believe that I am lovely and I live by that. Without her, my world would have been turned upside down."

Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from her. She Knows her limits, but has never stopped trying to break them.

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