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Mother of seven shines in exams, eyes varsity slot

By Philip Muasya | Dec. 21, 2019
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Ms Florence Muia, a mother of 7 who scored C plus in KCSE at Nzulini Mixed Secondary School in Mwingi West, Kitui County and her children. Muia (also inset) hopes to join university. [Philip Muasya, Standard]

When Ms Florence Muia, now a mother of seven decided to go back to school after 16 years into marriage, her peers dismissed her as a the “greatest joker of our time.” 

However, when the KCSE results were announced last Wednesday by Education CS George Magoha, Ms Muia, 36, became an instant sensation at her Nzulini village in Mwingi West, Kitui County. 

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