University student brightens the future for school dropouts

Be Your Own Boss founder David Kimani Muthoni in class with students at Second Chance Adult Learning Centre, Kilifi.

Mataza Ali ran away from home more than 30 years ago after sitting his primary school examination and took up a job as a manual labourer. But the 46-year-old driver still believes in a better future -  a Form Four certificate. 

Ali trained as a mechanic but now says over the years, he has realised that he may never move up his job grade without the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) papers.