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Sharon Akinyi and her grandmother Nereah Awinda, 85, leave the office of the Ministry of Education, Kisumu West Sub County on Monday January 15, 2018. Akinyi had been denied admission in Form One for keeping long hair. PHOTO Y KEVINE OMOLLO/STANDARD
The girl who was denied Form One admission at a school in Kisumu after she refused to shave her hair has finally been accepted at a neighbouring school.
Sharon Akinyi, 17, is now set to join Ongalo Secondary School in Kisumu West, after being locked out of St Mark Obambo Secondary School.
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