Students have learnt how to survive attacks

Loosampurpur primary school pupils  return a  Black board to the only semi-permanent classroom which also serves  as a store after the days  lessons  in Makutani division [PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD]

Kenya: Students in bandit-prone areas learn early what to do when the sound of gunfire disrupts the serenity of their learning environment.

“We hide behind desks. If the raiders come around, we dash to open grounds, where we apply survival tricks and then escape,” says a student of Kiserian Secondary School.