Bright street children dream beyond waste as they hope to find new homes in secondary school

David Ochieng' (left) and Mark Vincent both 14 years of age and orphans scavenge for valuables at Kachok dumping site in Kisumu on December 04,2017 to get money that would assist them in joining form one. The two boys despite performing well in KCPE, they risk missing form one slots due to poverty as their lives depend on dumping site. They scored 384 and 338 marks from Manyatta and Central primary school in Kisumu respectively. (Photo: Denish Ochieng| Standard)

Two street children who defied all odds to excel in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education are unlikely to join their dream schools next year due to lack of fees.

The two – David Ochieng and Mark Vincent – who forage for recyclable waste at the Kachok dumpsite scored 380 and 338 marks respectively.