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Poor girl treks to her dream school

Grace Awino a student who scored 392 at Masira AC primary in Nambale went to Butere girls to look for a sponsor because her single mother could not raise her school fees. [Duncan Ocholla, Standard]

When Grace Akinyi Owino arrived at Butere Girls High School, she was thirsty, dusty and exhausted.

The 15-year-old was clad in her former Nasiri Primary School uniform and red worn-out sandals.

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