She started five years ago as a kindergartener at a boarding shool near Eldoret. She’s in fourth grade today.
“I had grandchildren and great-grandchildren who shunned school,” she says by phone from Ndalat. “That made me mad. I decided I have to show them that education is important.”
Oldest student?
–
Sitienei’s enthusiasm is already paying off.
Her three grandchildren are her classmates. They have friendly competitions on who’ll make the best grades.
CNN’s Lillian Leposo contributed to this report.
