Governor’s wife breaks barriers to ease girls’ woes

Marsabit County First Lady Alimitu Guyo Jattani tends to the feet of a child during the Anti jigger campaign at Milima Mitatu village, Marsabit County. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]

As the daughter of a watchman in Nairobi, Marsabit Governor Mohamud Ali’s wife Alamitu Guyo Jattani, was once on the brink of dropping out of school during her formative years.

Her father, who earned a meagre Sh400 at the time, was unable to raise the Sh1, 300 school fee.