Before April 30, Elizabeth Ngure (19), Jackline Ndungu (17), Margaret Njuguna (16) and Margaret Gatimu (19) were just ordinary high school students.
Their school, Shamata Girls School - tucked away in a sleepy village in the backwaters of Ol-Kalau, Nyandarua County - was cast in the shadows of academic giants and many residents had not heard about it.