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Bid to end chronic books shortage in schools, colleges

Books being sorted out before shipment at the Books For Africa warehouse in Atlanta, US.

US firm hopes to standardize pupil-book ration amid reports that reading materials are costly in Kenya due to piracy and procurement flaws.

Pupils yell inside a classroom in Kathwana, Tharaka-Nithi County, as they tackle a mid-morning maths assignment.

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