Girl who walked 3km to school, scored 327 in KCPE unable to join Form One

Lilian Karani with her daughter Sylvia Akinyi holding her form admission letter at Butali market on April 27, 2022. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Lilian Karani stares absentmindedly into space. On the long eatery table beside which she sits, there is a Form One admission letter for her daughter Sylvia Akinyi who is 14 years old.

At the next table, Akinyi also sits quietly, trying to ponder what the future holds for her. However, all looks bleak at the moment. They are alone in the small room where Karani operates as an eatery.