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Schoolgirls not left behind in cloud of smoke


By Phares Mutembei

As soon as the bell rings to announce the end of the day’s lessons at a mixed boarding school in Nairobi, a group of girls make a beeline for the toilets. Their hurry has nothing to do with a pressing call of nature.

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