Girl who scored three As in KCPE attempts suicide over fees

Faith Mutheu and her daughter (partly blurred) yesterday. They have been unable to raise school fees for the bright girl to join high school. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

A girl who sat for KCPE exams last year but failed to join high school due to lack of school fees attempted to kill herself before she was saved by a neighbour.

The fourteen-year-old Cynthia Mueni scored 368 marks and secured a place at St Francis Misiani Girls’ High School. She was expected to have reported by mid last week.