Elderly man, 80, enrolls for primary education

John Kamwenji, 80, attends grade 3 class at Giakaibei Primary School in Mathira, Nyeri on January 16, 2019. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]

John Kamwenji Nyamu's bid to get an education has been dogged by misfortune. He dropped out of primary school in 1960 when the colonial government increased fees from Sh20 a year to Sh62.

Nyamu, now 80, said he could not raise the money after his father abandoned the family and his mother died of cancer.