Where Mboroki applied nail polish, cologne

Notable alumni of Materi Girls Centre ,Peninah Kambanja and Zipporah Mboroki, former police spokesperson now in-charge of stores Photo: Courtesy

Father Andrew Botta, a dynamic Consolata Missionary in collaboration with American educator Brother John Koczka (Bro John) started Materi Girls Centre in April 1973.

The girls boarding secondary school is in Kithino area, Tharaka Nithi County and was initially within a Catholic mission grounds — but when it was relocated to a 205-acre piece of land — a dormitory was left behind and which bore Materi Boys High School.