Age is just but a number: Granny graduates with a Masters Degree at 80 years

Janet David Silla,80,is congratulated by her supervisor Dr James Kuria

For Janet David Silla, age is just a number that cannot prevent her from achieving whatever she has trained her eyes on. The 80-year-old grandmother proved that last Friday when she graduated with a master’s degree in Development Studies at St Paul's University in Limuru, Kiambu County.

She was among 2,969 graduands who were conferred with degrees, diplomas and certificates in various disciplines during the university’s graduation ceremony. Silla, who was born in 1938 in Muthumo village, Machakos County, was elated after being crowned with her second degree.