 On graduating from this school in 1958 at about the age of 16, he decided that the only way to achieve a college degree was to go to the US, and he set out on foot to do so.When he reached Kampala in Uganda he saw the name of Skagit Valley College, Washington State, in a US Information service directory, so he applied and was awarded a place and a scholarship.Kayira then embarked on a journey of more than 3000 kilometres and walked to Khartoum, Sudan, where he obtained a visa, and people from Skagit Valley raised the money to bring him over to Washington.