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University students build house for poor granny

Ordinarily, most university students spend their pocket money on luxurious items for fun or as a way of showing off.

However, this is not the case at Karatina University in Nyeri. Students at the institution decided to use their pocket money to build a semi-permanent house for a 75-year-old granny, who has been living in a dilapidated shack for years.

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