El Adde Al Shabaab attack robbed pupil of hope

Monicah Wambui (left) assists her grandmother to walk at their home in Soy, Uasin Gishu County. Wambui is yet to join Form One since her education sponsor was killed during the El-Adde attack. [Photo: Kevin Tunoi/Standard]

Monicah Wambui, an orphan, lost a benefactor when Al Shabaab militia attacked a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) camp in El Adde, Somalia, on January 15, 2016.

She was among pupils at Shammah Academy in Soy, Uasin Gishu County, who were affected as 10 soldiers who were parents and or guardians to 22 pupils at the school perished in the attack.