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Pupils of Nyamachaki Primary School in Nyeri county celebrate after completion of KCPE Exams 2019. [File, Standard]
Thirteen-year-old Christine Nyansera’s delight at passing the 2019 KCPE examination is fast turning into hopelessness.
On Wednesday, when Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha launches the Elimu Scholarship Programme 2020 – sponsored by the government, Equity Bank and World Bank – Nyansera’s name will not be among the 9,000 beneficiaries.
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