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Covid-19 has exposed our terrible lies and rot

A medical practitioner helps members of the public line up during a Covid-19 mass testing at Olympic Primary School in Kibra, Nairobi, on May 26, 2020. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Two weeks ago, I drove past Hill School- Eldoret. Well, those of my generation and above look back with nostalgia at how the public institution has become a pale shadow of the academic giant in times of yore.

Formerly a school for British and Boer settlers, Hill School- Eldoret reverted to the public at independence and was a shining light in the 1970s-1990s, posting good grades in national exams.

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