Dennis Ombachi spent Sh1.7 million building his parents a home after terrible tragedy

Dennis Ombachi has finally explained how he used his major earnings from his rugby career to build his parents a home.

In a nostalgic and poignant post he made on X, the father of 3 recounted how all the millions he had made during some major international tournaments had made him fulfill a dream of his.

“Btw I have never told this story, all my earnings from the Commonwealth Games 2014 & Rio 2016 Olympics, around 1.7M at that time went to build my parents a home.”

The reason he had to build his family a home was that his family had been displaced during the 2007 post-election violence clashes.

“I had to start over again but nothing beats the feeling of having a place to call home, after having gone through the experience of living with relatives and being hosted by friends( I would rather live with friends over again than relatives) it was always my dream when I started playing rugby to break that cycle in the family,” he went on.

He then added how the experience had made him who he is as a man especially as far as money goes.

“It’s also the reason why as much as I love money as anyone else, it’s not what defines me as a man, the value of money is not in the things it can buy, but the lives you can positively impact with it.

No matter how much you make, you will never feel like you have made enough, but the little happiness you get by spending on those who need it the most will live with you forever.”

He finished by posting a lovely quote on what a man’s character should be writing,

“THE GREATNESS OF A MAN IS NOT HOW MUCH WEALTH HE AQUIRES, BUT IN HIS INTEGRITY AND HIS ABILITY TO AFFECT THOSE AROUND HIM POSITIVELY.”