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From 5am to 11pm, Nairobi pupils face the nightmare of torturous tuition

 

Pupils from school heading home along Manyanja Road, Nairobi. Some schools release pupils late in the night from tuitions contrary to Education ministry guidelines. [Samson Wire, Standard]

It is about 8pm along Manyanja Road in Umoja, Nairobi County, on a Friday evening. We find three pupils with bags on their backs walking home from school.

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