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Study shows early school enrollment boosts children's development, empowers mothers

Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki when he issued a state of the county address at Kathwana town yesterday where he celebrated increase own source revenue collection as a result of installing CCTV cameras at cess points and other interventions. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

A joint study by Kenyatta University and Yale University has revealed that enrolling three-year-old children in school not only enhances their cognitive development but also empowers their mothers economically.

The preliminary findings from a randomized control trial indicate that early schooling enables mothers to engage in income-generating activities, particularly farming, which is a dominant economic activity in the county.

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