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Where there was no snoring in church

Sironga Girls High School
  • Sironga Girls High School in Nyamira County was started as a harambee mixed school in 1968
  • Sironga, nicknamed ‘Maroon Palace,’ is grounded on the faith of the Adventists, meaning there are no morning preps on Saturdays
  • The students’ uniform is all maroon

Sironga Girls High School in Nyamira County was started as a harambee mixed school with 62 students, on July 1, 1968, with then vice president Daniel arap Moi in attendance.

It was later changed into a girls’ boarding school and then a provincial school in 1990. Today, the national school is one of the academic giants in Nyanza region.

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