Teenagers appeal for help to join Form One

Kelvin Muriuki Nderitu who scored 372 marks in 2016 KCPE crushes ballast at an old quarry site in Karishen area, he seeks to raise his school fees. (Photo: Mose Sammy/Standard)

In the hot January sun, a 14-year-old boy sits beside his father as they hammer away at hard rocks in a quarry in Kieni, Nyeri County.

Kelvin Muriuki scored 372 marks out of the possible 500 in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination and has received a letter of admission to Nyeri High School.