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Outpouring of help for boy who walked 50km to school

Martin Obila

By ALEX NAMULIRO and JACKLINE IYANYANJI

Kenya: The story published by The Standard recently about the boy who walked 50km to Kakamega High School from Rarieda to inform the institution’s authorities that he would not join the school as he could raise the fees, has tugged at the heartstrings of many.

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