Pain of bright girl who can't raise school fees

Yvonne Akinyi with her admission letter. [Photo: Collins Oduor/Standard]

As students who were selected to go to national schools take up their slots at the institutions, Yvonne Akinyi remains a dejected pupil as she cannot join Lugulu Girls high school due to lack of school fees.

Akinyi scored 392 marks out of the possible 500, but now her chance at the school may go to a ‘more deserving’ student as her family cannot raise the Sh70,000 required as school fees.