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Village day school beats giants at global science fair

Keriko secondary school students Esther Amimo(left ) and Salome Njeri with their teacher Peter Mokaya presenting their winning Maths project in school located at Njoro,Nakuru county on May 24,2018. [Photo:Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

It has only one computer to its name. Yet the day school in a remote village in Njoro, Nakuru County, elbowed out national academic giants from the table of scientific innovations.

Keriko Mixed Day School’s laboratory is a shell. But this has not distracted the boys and girls who brave chilly mornings in their quest to acquire knowledge and exploit their creativity.

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