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Mother of four beats odds, goes back to form One at 29

Mr. Amos Ayoko marks assignment of Monica Achieng during English lesson in form one at Shiongo secondary in Khwisero. [PHOTO/ DUNCAN OCHOLLA]

Neglected by her parents when she was only three, Achieng has lived a life of misery since. But she hopes to turn the tide through education. 

Monica Achieng has been to hell and back. She was married at the tender age of 13 when her age mates were still skipping rope and playing hide-and-seek.

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