Impact of a lost school year is very disastrous, just ask 1982 students

Some 38 years ago, the tranquil of our nation was disrupted by the attempted coup of August 1982. I was personally woken up in the wee hours of Sunday August 1, by the sound of gunshots not too far from our University of Nairobi halls of residence.

The life of the nation was temporarily brought to a standstill, as a group of Kenya Airforce soldiers took control of the Eastleigh Airbase and the Voice of Kenya broadcasting station. Thankfully, by about 10am, the forces and been repulsed and a sense of normalcy restored. But for us students, life was never to be the same again.