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Florence Pakata: I did not let deafness halt my dreams

Florence Pakata, deaf Curriculum Developer at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). PHOTO: PKEMOI NG'ENOH

Florence Pakata, 50, from Kakamega County became deaf at the age of seven.

She had to contend with many obstacles along her path but she remained focused and today holds a Master’s degree in Curriculum studies and is a curriculum developer at Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development.

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