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School owner who rose from cleaner job feted for role in education

Mr Gideon Kyalo

When outgoing Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced the 2017 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) results last December, one school owner was particularly elated.

His school had scored a mean score of 386 to become one of the best performers in Nairobi. Gideon Kyalo was sure about one thing: He wanted to keep his eye on the prize.  

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