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Mother of eight who studies with boys young enough to be her sons

Sarah Chepketer, a Form Four student at Kurgung Secondary School in Mosop, Nandi County (third right), with Deputy Principal Taboi Griffins and other students at the school. Below: Chepketer sits mid-term examinations.[PHOTOS: Peter Ochieng/standard]

She stands out among the teenage boys sitting a mid-term Chemistry exam at Kurgung Boys Secondary School.

But 45-year-old Sarah Chepketer’s eyes are fixed on this year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, going by the message on her sweater: “Panapo nia Pana njia” (where there is a will, there is a way).

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