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Needy, disabled boy admits self at his new school

John Emitati, a disabled boy living with her sick grandmother who trekked for 3 kilometers to get admitted without any school fees at Mabole Boys' Secondary School in Butere on January 20, 2020.

A disabled boy living with his sick grandmother has surprised many by walking to Mabole Boys Secondary School in Butere Constituency, alone, to seek admission.

John Emitati was born with disability that saw his mother abandon him. He has been living with his maternal grandmother in Eshisakha village.

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